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Tarn Taran, August 9

Tarn Taran Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh said there is a possibility that thousands of pilgrims will visit various religious shrines in Himachal Pradesh during the shrawan ashtami navratris, which may lead to huge gatherings.

Hence, the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) has issued guidelines for visitors and imposed certain restrictions in view of the concern regarding the third wave of Covid-19 during the navratris, which are to be celebrated from August 9 to August 17.

People intending to visit various temples/shrines during the aforesaid period shall be allowed to enter the state/district borders only if they possess the Covid-19 vaccination certificate (both doses) or RT-PCR negative report — issued not older than 72 hours and from authorised labs.

Laying emphasis on ‘No Mask, No Darshan’, pilgrims will have to follow all guidelines including social-distancing norms, hand-washing with proper sanitisation.

No casualty, three test positive in district

Amritsar: With three positive cases reported on Monday, the tally increased to 47,100 in the district. The new cases include two influenza-like illness cases and one contact of a positive patient. The Health Department has also reported the recovery of five patients with which the total recovery count has increased to 45,491. At present, the district has a total of 22 active cases. In the ongoing vaccination drive, a total of 12,732 residents were given the injections for Covid-19 on Monday. Of these, 7,983 received the first dose of the vaccine, while 4,749 received the second dose. TNS

Tarn Taran sees no fresh case, fatality

The district reported no fresh case or death due to Covid on Monday. The district toll remained 374. The number of active cases in the district is 10, out which nine are under home isolation. Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh said teams of the Health Department had collected 973 samples to be tested for Covid on Monday and the administration was yet to receive the report of 293 samples from the laboratories. As many as 2,91,836 doses of vaccines have been administered to the beneficiaries till date. OC