APCLA for restrictions on public gatherings Updated: Updated: Govt. urged to increase testing to curb COVID Share Article Govt. urged to increase testing to curb COVID The AP Civil Liberties Association (APCLA) requested the Principal Secretary (health) to impose restrictions on public gatherings, particularly at parks and other places of recreation, to control the outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19 and to issue guidelines for closed spaces which are prone to the spread of the disease. In a letter to the Principal Secretary, APCLA general secretary P. Suresh Kumar said District Collectors and Superintendents of Police were instructed to control crowding at public spaces but no specific guidelines were issued. As a result, people were gathering in large numbers for birthdays and various functions.