Playgrounds across the city see heavy rush during weekends
The Hindu
Officials warn of high risk of COVID-19 transmission as most of them are children
While the Greater Chennai Corporation has intensified efforts to ensure COVID appropriate behaviour in public places, mask compliance and physical distancing norms are being widely flouted in many playgrounds across the city.
Corporation officials and the police had to vacate the ground in Officers Colony, Anna Nagar Western Extension, on Sunday as there were too many youngsters playing, many of them without masks.
A zonal-level Corporation official said residents complained that crowding occurred at the playground every weekend. “A majority of them are less than 18 and not vaccinated. Hence, there is a higher risk of COVID-19 spread,” he said.
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