Complete vaccination or negative RT-PCR required to enter Punjab from Monday

Chandigarh, August 14, 2021:

The Punjab state government announced on Saturday that only people who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or who have a negative RT-PCR report will be allowed to enter the country from Monday. The instructions issued after Prime Minister Amarin Darsin held the Covid Review Conference also said there would be strict surveillance of people from Himachal Pradesh and Jangmu.

According to an official statement, Singh expressed concern about the positive rates in Himachal Pradesh and the rest of the country. This probably pushed the positive rate of Punjab to just 0.2% last week, and the number of reproductions rose to 1.05%.

A Cambridge study also predicted that the incident could double in the next 64 days and announced new restrictions in addition to those already in force, he warned.

These apply to anyone entering Punjab by road, rail, or air, the Prime Minister said, and if a person does not meet any of the criteria, he or she will need to undergo a RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) unless he has recently recovered. He added that there is. COVID.

In reporting Covid cases from schools, the CM also instructed only fully vaccinated and non-educated staff, or staff who recently recovered from Covid, to physically teach at school or college. ..

Online learning options will continue to be available to all children, he said.

Since August 9, 41 public school students and 1 employee have been positive.

He also ordered the prioritization of teachers and non-teacher staff for vaccination, paying close attention to those who are all covered by the first dose and are scheduled for the second dose later this month. We held a special camp to help you.

Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu suggested reducing the second dose gap and promptly administering the second dose to teachers and other school staff.

The CM also ordered that at least 10,000 test samples of school students and staff be collected daily.

Districts with a positive rate of over 0.2% are required to stop physical education up to class 4 until the situation improves.

According to CM, intensive tests show that school students have a positive rate of 0.1%, compared to an overall positive rate of 0.2% recorded in the past week.

Teachers who are not well vaccinated can also take virtual classes, he said, and if there are no teachers who are well vaccinated, the number of students in the school needs to be reduced appropriately.

He instructed the school to allow only one student per bench.

Shin said parents of school children should also be encouraged to be vaccinated immediately to enable physical learning without disabilities.

The new restrictions apply to anyone entering Punjab by road, rail, or air, the Prime Minister said, and if a person does not meet any of the criteria, he or she must undergo a RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) unless recently. He added that there is. Recovered from Covid.

In reporting Covid cases from schools, the CM also instructed only fully vaccinated and non-educated staff, or staff who recently recovered from Covid, to physically teach at school or college. ET Health World