As the pandemic rages on with a spike in cases of coronavirus, the one pertinent question that citizens seem to ask time and again is if you are in a private vehicle by yourself, do you have to wear a face mask?
Maybe if you are in your private car and you are the only one using it, you might end up thinking it is okay to not cover your face. However, there are a few scenarios in which wearing a mask in the car does make sense to help protect others during the coronavirus pandemic. One would be if you happen to be carpooling with someone who does not live with you or if you are rolling down your window to interact with someone at a drive-thru or curbside pickup location.
Moreover, In Mumbai, according to a directive issued on June 29, 2020, “Any person who is moving around in his personal or official vehicle must compulsorily wear a mask.” This is very similar to the guidelines issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in April, which the Delhi government is using to justify its position.
In the past, the Mumbai Commissioner of Police had informed that the Mumbai Police are now authorized to issue challans to offenders not wearing a face mask in view of the pandemic and the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Earlier on February 20, the civic body fined a total of 16,154 people for not wearing face masks at public places in Mumbai. Moreover, INR 32,30,800 has been collected by the civic body on this single-day drive.
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