<span style="color: #222222;">Himachal Pradesh is set to soon emerge as Corona Free State as only one active positive case of COVID 19 left in the state.<br />''<br />''It may be recalled that as of now 40 patients tested positive for COVID 19 including one death in the State.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, as many as 1314 persons of Himachal Pradesh stranded in the Tri-City area have been brought back to the state on Sunday.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur directed the officers to ensure that, persons visiting the State from other parts of the country must follow strict quarantine norms while in home quarantine.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, Himachal Pradesh will soon become a COVID19 free state as no new case of COVID19 has been reported  during the last nine days in the State.<br />''<br />''All most all 34 active positive Covid 19 patients in the state have been cured except one patient from sirmour district.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Jairam Thakur said  due to collective efforts of the State Government and with active synergy of people, the state shall soon emerge as Corona Free State.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, 1314 stranded people in 51 buses were brought back to the state from Chandigarh, Mohali and panchkula. More such  people from the tri city  would be brought back today as well.<br />''<br />''Chief Secretary Anil Khachi directed the officers that people arriving from other States must be permitted for home quarantine only after registering  their complete travel and contact history.<br />''<br />''People entering the State have been made mandatory to download the Aarogya Setu app as well.</span><br />