Himachal Pradesh issued new guidelines on Friday and extended the “Corona curfew” by several more relaxations. Section 144 has been repealed and negative RT-PCR testing is no longer required to enter the state.
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam in Shimla (PTI photo)
Tourists were seen after Shimla on Sunday The Himachal Pradesh government has eased Covid-19 restrictions last week.
Dozens of vehicles were stranded at the interstate barriers in Parwanoo, where police checked the Covid-E passports of travelers arriving from neighboring states.
As mercury has skyrocketed in northern India, tourists are moving to the mountains to recover from the scorching summer heat.
Himachal Pradesh issued new guidelines on Friday and extended the “Corona curfew” by several more relaxations. Section 144 has been repealed and negative RT-PCR testing is no longer required to enter the state.
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National public transport is allowed to run at 50 percent occupancy and the opening times of the shops have been extended from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.
On Sunday, Himachal Pradesh recorded 237 new Covid-19 cases and seven fatalities, five of which were reported from Kangra district.
A total of 855 positive patients have also recovered in the state. The state has a total of 19.85.50 confirmed positive cases, of which 4,777 are active, 3/19/77 patients have recovered, and 3,375 have died.
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