Covid-19: Night curfew imposed in four districts of Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: Keeping in view the sharp surge in number of Covid-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has decided to impose night curfew in four districts of Kangra, Una, Solan and Sirmaur from 10pm to 5am from midnight of April 27 to May 10.
This was decided in a high-level meeting chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur in Shimla on Sunday.
Urban development minister Suresh Bhardwaj, technical education and tribal development mnister Ram Lal Markanda, health minister Rajiv Saizal, forests minister Rakesh Pathania, chief secretary Anil Khachi, additional chief secretary Prabodh Saxena, secretary health Amitabh Awasthi and other officers attended the meeting.
It was also decided in the meeting to make RT-PCR tests within 72 hours mandatory for all the people coming to the State. It was decided that in case the persons visiting the State have not undergone RT-PCR test, then they would have to remain in home quarantine/isolation at the place of their residence for fourteen days. They would also have the option of getting themselves tested after seven days of their arrival, and in case the test comes negative, they do not require remaining quarantined.
In the meeting decision was taken that local bodies, both in urban and rural areas would be closely involved in effective enforcement of all the SOPs and guidelines in their respective areas and empowered to initiate legal action against the violators so as to check spread of this pandemic.
It was also decided that Special Task Force would be constituted at the local level for effective enforcement of SOPs during all the religious, social, political and cultural gatherings. They would be empowered to initiate strict action against the people violating the guidelines and SOPs issued by the State Government from time to time.
Chief minister said that State Government would keep on reviewing the situation from time to time and decisions would be taken accordingly.
As of Sunday till 2pm, Kangra district has highest number of 2805 active cases, Sirmaur district has 1259 active cases, Solan district has 2264 active cases and Una district has 1002 active cases.