To prevent the coronavirus outbreak in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government has banned the entry of all domestic and foreign tourists into the state with immediate effect till further orders.
The decision came in the wake of the rising number of coronavirus patients in the neighbouring states.
“It has been recognised that social distancing is potent intervention implemented to avoid/decrease contact between those who are infected with a disease-causing pathogen and those who are not, so as to stop or slow down the rate and extent of disease transmission in a community, eventually leading to decrease in spread, morbidity and mortality due to the disease,” the state government said in a release.
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The state government is taking all necessary and due precautions in the form of closing down schools and other academic institutions, places of religious worship and issuing advisories to public at large to avoid non-essential travel, a release said.
Meanwhile, the total number of positive cases in India has surged to 195, including 20 who have been recovered, and the death toll has increased to four.
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