Punjab: Full vaccination or negative COVID RT-PCR report mandatory to enter state
He added that there will be strict monitoring particularly of those coming from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu.
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FollowPunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has issued an order stating one has to either have a negative RT-PCR report or be fully vaccinated to be able to enter Punjab.
He added that there will be strict monitoring particularly of those coming from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu.
Amid reports of Covid-19 cases being reported from schools and colleges, the Chief Minister has instructed teachers and non-teaching staff to be prioritised for vaccination, with special camps or those who have recently recovered from Covid, should physically teach, with the online option remaining open to all children.
Meanwhile, the state's Health Minister, meanwhile, pitched reducing the gap between the two doses to prioritise second dose for teachers and other school staff.
Amarinder further said that parents of school-going children should also get vaccinated immediately.
The directives came at a Covid review meeting chaired by Captain Amarinder Singh, who expressed concern about the positivity rate in Himachal Pradesh and other parts of the country, which has caused positivity rate in Punjab to also increase marginally to 0.2% in the last week, with RO going up to 1.05%.
Punjab on Friday reported 88 Covid cases and no deaths. The state's total case tally is nearly six lakh.
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