Ahead of the Kumbh mela in Haridwar, the Uttarakhand government has issued standard operating procedures making it mandatory for devotees to produce a negative report of RT-PCR test conducted not earlier than 72 hours of arrival and warning of penal action against COVID-19 SOP violators.
Based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the SOP also makes it compulsory for devotees to bring a medical fitness certificate and an e- pass or e-permit issued to them after registering on the Kumbh Mela web portal, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said.
International travellers coming for Kumbh will also have to observe the SOP besides following the travel advisory available on the website of MOHFW for international arrivals. Any violation of the SOP will attract penal action against the defaulters, he said.
By Economic Times
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