Only those who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus or have a negative RT-PCR test report will be allowed to enter Punjab from Monday, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. People coming from neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Jammu will be strictly monitored.
In schools and colleges in Punjab, only fully vaccinated teaching and non-teaching staff, or those recently recovered from COVID-19, can physically be present to teach even as online classes remain an option for students.
Mr Singh also wants teachers and non-teaching staff to be prioritised for vaccination, with special camps. The state's Health Minister, meanwhile, pitched reducing the gap between the two doses to prioritise second dose for teachers and other school staff.
Punjab on Friday reported 88 Covid cases and no deaths. The state's total case tally is nearly six lakh.
Punjab has ramped up Covid testing in schools after their reopening. The government has also decided conduct RT-PCR tests of at least 10,000 samples from schools daily.
Apart from Punjab, schools in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have also reported several positive cases among students in the past week as offline classes resumed.
Punjab has ramped up Covid testing in schools after their reopening. The government has also decided conduct RT-PCR tests of at least 10,000 samples from schools daily.
Apart from Punjab, schools in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have also reported several positive cases among students in the past week as offline classes resumed.
According to the state government, Punjab's Covid positivity rate has seen a marginal rise to 0.2 per cent due to the rising cases in Himachal Pradesh and other parts of the country.
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