Covid -ve report, vaccination must for taking part in gatherings in Amritsar
To contain the Covid-19 surge in the district amid the second wave of the pandemic in Punjab, the district administration on Sunday made covid ‘negative’ report or vaccination certificate mandatory to attend any gathering in Amritsar
To contain the Covid-19 surge in the district amid the second wave of the pandemic in Punjab, the district administration on Sunday made covid ‘negative’ report or vaccination certificate mandatory to attend any gathering in Amritsar.
“The organisers of any social, religious, sports, entertainment or culture event shall ensure that any person attending the event should be either tested negative for Covid, 72 hours prior to the event, or should have been vaccinated and carries its proof,” Amritsar deputy commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khaira said in an order, adding that the ceiling of 100 persons (for indoor) and 200 persons (for outdoor) for every kind of gathering shall be strictly enforced.
The order further said that fines will be imposed for violation of above ceiling limit on the organisers and the people found violating social distancing and Covid safety norms.
Besides, all the sub-divisional magistrate (SDMs) and their police counterparts have been directed to ensure that these directions are strictly followed in their subdivisions by regularly visiting marriage palaces, restaurants and other public places.
On Sunday, as many as 110 fresh cases were added to the district Covid list, taking the total infections till date to 16,861. At present, 891 active cases are present in the district.
Despite a second wave of infection in Amritsar, a large number of tourists can be seen visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar and not maintaining social distancing norms. Besides Golden Temple, people can easily be spotted flouting the norms of wearing face masks in public places.
“Many districts have already implemented night curfew but to avoid any such strict action in Amritsar, we have decided to make Covid negative reports and vaccination proof must attend any gathering. Also, directions have been made to ensure all Covid safety norms, especially implementation of social distancing, at Golden Temple and other religious places. If the people will not follow the guidelines, we will soon impose night curfew and other strict measures”, DC Khaira added.