In Himachal, no public transport from May 10

Tribune News Service
Shimla, May 8

With Himachal Pradesh registering the highest-ever 5,424 positive cases on Saturday, the government has decided to suspend public transport from May 10. Private vehicles will be allowed only for emergency services. Also, shops selling essential items will be permitted to open for just three hours.

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Following reports of ‘fake’ entries on Covid e-pass portals, many air passengers from Delhi and Chandigarh were stopped at the Gaggal airport on Saturday and asked to re-register themselves, resulting in a commotion. TNS

The decision was taking at a Cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who said the new restrictions were needed to break the virus chain. He sought people’s cooperation for effective implementation of the ‘corona curfew’ to check the spread of the pandemic.

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Talking about his interaction with the PM, he said the latter had suggested greater focus on districts with a high positivity and fatality rate. Thakur said he had urged the PM to enhance the state’s oxygen quota from 15 MT to 30 MT. Meanwhile, Power Minister Sukh Ram Chaudhary asked officials to ensure uninterrupted supply to Covid facilities.