Driver, too, is required to call on passengers travelling without face masks to observe the law

The driver or the operator’s employee is required to call on passengers travelling on board public transport vehicles without face masks or those wearing their face masks incorrectly to observe the law, the deputy head of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic said at an online press conference held on Tuesday.

Lt. Colonel Róbert Kiss added that the same applies to the operators of commercial outlets, and if they fail to do so, they violate the protective measures in effect. On Monday the police detected three such instances, and therefore the attending police officers drew the attention of the operators’ representatives of the fact of the breaches and notified the competent trade authority.

According to Mr Kiss’s information, on Monday, due to the violation of the protective measures in effect, the police took action in 12 instances because passengers were not wearing or were incorrectly wearing face masks on board public transport vehicles, and in another 13 instances because the rules of protective measures were violated on the premises of commercial outlets, public institutions and other places defined in the legal rule.

In the case of those travelling on public transport, all violators were cautioned.

During the police action taken in shops, police officers cautioned nine persons, imposed one onsite fine and prosecuted three persons, the Lt. Colonel added.

Mr Kiss also reported that the police have so far taken action against those violating the disease control protective measures in force since 21 September in 1,168 instances, resulting in the vast majority of cases, in 996 instances, in cautions.