<span style="color: #222222;">In view of sharp rise in covid 19 cases the Himachal state government has decided to enforce five days office and sixth day work from home for all the Government employees of the State till coming 15th December to 31st December.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">State Government has also restricted the number of persons in all social gathering to 50. </span><span style="color: #333333;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has said all the political functions would be held virtually and restriction on numbers would be implemented in letter and spirit in such functions. He also directed the Deputy Commissioners to rope in private hospitals and laboratories for testing and treatment of Covid patients.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;">On the other hand, State Government is also considering to impose curfew from 9 pm to 6 am in the four districts, viz. Shimla, Mandi, Kullu and Kangra. </span><br />''