Tourists can visit Himachal Pradesh with prior hotel booking of at least 5 days, negative Covid-19 test

Himachal Pradesh allowed entry of vacationers with circumstances akin to a test report exhibiting damaging for COVID-19 and a previous resort reserving of no less than 5 days, about three-and-a-half-months after a ban was imposed to verify the unfold of the novel coronavirus.

In an order issued by the chief secretary-cum-chairperson of state govt committee (SEC), Anil Kumar Khachi, on Thursday, the state authorities relaxed the ban as a part of the phased reopening from the coronavirus-induced lockdown — ‘Unlock-II’.

“Tourists with valid booking, preferably for durations not less than five days and having been tested for COVID-19 by an ICMR-accredited laboratory not earlier than 72 hours at the time of entry may also be exempted from the requirement of quarantine,” the order said.

All inter-state motion shall be monitored by way of registration within the COVID e-pass software program. “The people coming to Himachal Pradesh from other states shall strictly adhere to the prevailing guidelines/standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the health and revenue departments of the state,” the order said.

The order, nevertheless, doesn’t point out the precise date from which vacationers might go to the state.

The hilly state barred entry of vacationers in March to verify the unfold of the novel coronavirus. Further, inter-state bus service will stay suspended until additional orders.

The medical schools are allowed to open within the state for final-year college students to strengthen the well being system in coming days together with the well being coaching establishments from July 15 topic to SOPs issued by the division of well being and household welfare, the order said.

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