Negative COVID-19 report or full vaccination must for visiting Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh government has made negative COVID-19 report or full vaccination mandatory for people intending to visit the hill state from August 13. In a late-night order on Tuesday, Chief Secretary Ram Subhag Singh stated, "All persons intending to visit State shall carry their COVID-19 vaccine certificate (double doses) or negative RT-PCR test report not older than 72 hours w.e.f. August 13, 2021."
Active cases are increasing in Himachal Pradesh: Singh
"They can also carry a RAT negative report not older than 24 hours," Singh stated in the order. Issuing the two-page order after the state cabinet meeting, Singh stated, "The situation of COVID-19 in the state has been reviewed. It is observed that the number of COVID-19 active cases and positivity rate are increasing in the state and the situation is still precarious."
All schools will remain closed from August 11 to 22
In its earlier order on August 6, the state government made a negative RT-PCR report or full vaccination mandatory for visiting temples in the state during Shrawan Ashtmi Navratras from August 9 to August 17. "It has also been decided that all schools would remain closed except residential ones from August 11-22. However, teaching and non-teaching staff members will attend schools," the order stated.
Public transport buses can operate with 50 percent capacity: Order
"The education department will frame the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the residential schools for containment of COVID-19," the order added. The order further stated, "Inter-state, Inter-district, as well as Intra-district movement of public transport buses (state/contract carriages) is now allowed to be operated with 50 percent of the registered seating capacity w.e.f. August 13, 2021."
Mechanism for checking RT-PCR/RAT/vaccine certificate to be framed
For the inter-state public transport buses, the transport department shall frame a mechanism for checking of RT-PCR/ RAT/vaccine certificate so that only eligible persons will board the buses, it added.
