The recent COVID-19 outbreak is not just affecting international travel. The local travel industry is equally affected. Recently, the Himachal Pradesh government has banned entry of tourist buses in the state to check the spread of COVID-19, till further orders.
As a matter of fact, as per recent data, the state of Himachal Pradesh hasn’t reported any case of coronavirus till now.
According to the state authorities, the decision was taken in view of rising coronavirus cases in neighboring states. In fact, this comes soon after a new first case of corona emerged in the peripheral UT of Chandigarh yesterday.
The state government is taking preventive measures and remedial steps to check the spread of this epidemic in the state.
All buses and vehicles entering the state are being sanitised and adequate arrangements are made to scrutinise outsiders visiting the state.
Isolation wards have been set up in Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Shimla, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC) Tanda and Medical College Neer Chowk in Mandi.
Already, schools and other academic institutions as well as places of religious worship have been closed down. Advisories ae being issued to public at large to avoid non essential travel.
Earlier, through an office order issued on March 16, ban was imposed on organizing social gatherings like jagrata, satsang, jagrans, kirtans, parties and bhandara without permission till further orders and entry of people was also banned in religious places, while on March 17 all social, cultural, sports, political, religious, academic and family mass gatherings was banned in the state till further orders.
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