Punjab orders mandatory full Covid vaccination or negative RTPCR report for all those entering state from Aug 16

The rule on full vaccination or negative RT-PCR report will apply to all those entering Punjab by road, rail or air, announced the Chief Minister

  Punjab government on Saturday ordered mandatory full Covid vaccination or negative RT-PCR report for all those entering the State from August 16, with strict monitoring particularly of those coming from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu, which are showing increased positivity rate. The directives came at a Covid review meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, 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%. The Cambridge study has also predicted that cases are likely to double in the next 64 days, he warned, announcing new restrictions in addition to those already in force.