Travelling to Punjab will require you to be either fully vaccinated or have a negative RT-PCR test report. As per the latest news reports, the Punjab state government recently announced this, and stated that only those will be allowed entry to the state who comply with the above requirements. The recent directions were issued after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh held a COVID review meeting, where he stated that there will be strict monitoring of people coming from Jammu and Himachal Pradesh.
As per an official statement, Singh expressed his concern regarding the positivity rate in Himachal Pradesh and other parts of the country, which in turn has likely pushed Punjab’s positivity rate marginally up to 0.2 per cent in the last week.
As per a study, cases are likely to double in the next 64 days, the reason why Singh warned the people to be cautious, and announced new restrictions in addition to those already in place.
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Reportedly, the latest rules will apply to all those entering Punjab by road, air, or rail. The Chief Minister also stated that if anybody fails to meet those aforementioned criteria, they will have to undergo RAT (rapid antigen test) unless they have recently recovered from COVID.
While reviewing the state’s preparation for an imminent third wave, the Chief Minister further directed the health department to undertake priority sentinel testing for patients at private and government hospitals, travellers at entry points, industries and colonies, government offices, etc. He stated that based on this, districts should formulate strategies for micro-containment zones.
