Healthcare personnel permitted to travel in pvt vehicles, clarifies Compol

Team Udayavani, Apr 2, 2020, 3:57 PM IST

Mangaluru: City police Commissioner Harsha on Thursday, April 2 informed that the ban on vehicular movement was not applicable to healthcare personnel.

Doctors , nurses, paramedics,hospital administrators will be allowed to go in their private vehicle during their transit from home to place of work.. Media fraternity will be allowed if they have a valid pass issued by DIPR, said the top cop in a tweet.

Doctors , nurses, paramedics,hospital administrators will be allowed to go in their private vehicle during their transit from home to place of work..
Media fraternity will be allowed if they have a valid pass issued by DIPR … https://t.co/AsAfIGdmwE

— Harsha IPS CP Mangaluru City (@compolmlr) April 2, 2020

Earlier in the day, the commissioner informed that there will be a total ban on all movements of private vehicles including two-wheelers and cars in the district from 12:30 pm onwards today (April 2). In case of medical emergencies, people can avail of ambulance services, the tweet read.

It must be noted that the police is seizing vehicles of those who are not adhering to the lockdown guidelines. The lockdown, imposed in view of coronavirus will be in force till April 14.