Coronavirus: Now, jail for those who refuse COVID-19 tests in Uttar Pradesh

Those who do not cooperate in the efforts to control coronavirus outbreak will now land themselves in trouble as the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has warned of strict action including jail for such individuals, including those spread misinformation or rumours to create panic in the society. UP health minister Jai Pratap Singh said that the concerned authorities have been given power under section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act to take all necessary actions in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

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