New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday (January 9) announced fresh restrictions in view of rapidly spreading Omicron cases that triggered a massive uptick in the daily COVID-19 cases across India.
"All offices of government departments/ PSUs/ local bodies/ autonomous bodies, including the HP Secretariat, will remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays and these offices will operate with 50 per cent attendance on working days," the order issued by state Chief Secretary Ram Subhag Singh said.
From capping the attendance of staff in the government offices to mandating a five day work week to ban social and religious gatherings, here are the new COVID guidelines to be implemented in Himachal Pradesh from today:
Earlier, the state government had imposed a night curfew till further orders and shut the educational institutions till January 26.
Additionally, District magistrates may fix timings of shops or markets after taking the Covid situation into account.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh till January 8 has recorded 2,31,587 coronavirus cases, including 3,864 deaths.
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