With Himachal Pradesh witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases again, the State Government on Wednesday made it mandatory for the tourists to carry Covid-19 vaccine certificate (single or both doses) or a negative RT-PCR test report issued not earlier than 72 hours.
The State on Wednesday reported 243 fresh positive cases while active cases jumped to 1,508. Four deaths, one each from Mandi, Una, Shimla and Kangra were reported.
The highest number of 72 cases was reported in Mandi followed by 45 cases in Chamba district. An order issued by Himachal Chief Secretary on Wednesday said blatant violations of Covid norms have been observed in several parts of the State, especially in public transport and at public places. Massive crowds are also thronging the marketplaces, violating norms of social distancing. Therefore, it is important that the field implementation authorities concerned shall ensure Covid appropriate behaviour in all crowded places such as shops, malls, markets, market complexes, weekly markets, restaurants and bars, mandis, bus stations, railway stations, public parks, gardens, marriage halls, sports complexes as well as at all areas identified as hotspots for transmission of Covid, it said.