Bhubaneswar, April 9 -- Rayagada: A joint enforcement squad of the Rayagada district administration and police sealed a cinema hall in the city for allegedly violating Covid-19 guidelines, on Friday.

According to reports, the squad allegedly found Ashok Cinema hall flouting the pandemic safety protocols during a check at its premises on Friday morning. Later they sealed the hall and issued a show cause notice to the manager.

Meanwhile, tightening the screw on the enforcement of Covid-19 norms in the city, the Rayagada police on Thursday collected a hefty fine of Rs 2,24,900 from 204 persons violating social distancing norms. Similarly, Rs 99,100 has been collected from 192 defaulters for not wearing mask in public places.

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