Latvia To Impose 50-Euro Fine For Failure To Wear Face Masks In Public Places

RIGA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st October, 2020) The Latvian government announced that it supported the draft law developed by the Justice Ministry, which stipulates a fine of up to 50 Euros ($59.1) for failure to wear face masks in public places.

Wearing masks in public places where it is impossible to maintain a distance of two meters, including public transport, is mandatory due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

"The Latvian government has supported the bill of the Justice Ministry, in line with which there are plans to impose a fine of up to 50 euros for the absence of a mask in public places," the cabinet said in a statement.

For the bill to come into force, the parliament must pass it urgently - in two, not three readings.