<span style="color: #222222;">The pilgrimage to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine temple resumed today after remaining suspended for nearly five months in view of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The yatra was suspended on March 18.<br />''<br />''As per the SOPs, every pilgrim will have to wear a face mask and face cover and install Aarogya Setu App on his/her mobile phone. Pilgrims will also have to undergo thermal scanning at Yatra entry points.<br />''<br />''At the base camp in Katra, the devotees are coming in small numbers, but are excited with the start of the Yatra after a gap of five months. Devotees can get online Yatra Prachi on website: </span><a href="http://maavaishnodevi.org/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://maavaishnodevi.org/&source=gmail&ust=1597654002692000&usg=AFQjCNExuKDQ5q6y03GKlulISw69GVtQgQ">maavaishnodevi.org</a><span style="color: #222222;">.   </span><br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has said that during the first week of the resumption of pilgrimage there shall be a ceiling of 2000 pilgrims per day, including 1900 from within Jammu and Kashmir and the remaining 100 from outside the UT. The children below the age of 10 years, pregnant women, persons with co-morbidities and persons above the age of 60 years have been advised to avoid the yatra in the interest of their own safety from infection of COVID-19. <br />''<br />''The COVID-19 negative test report of the pilgrims from outside J&K and also from Red Zone districts of J&K will be checked at the helipad and the Yatra Entry points.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Only those with negative reports will be allowed to move beyond the Bhawan. For the ease and comfort of the pilgrims, all the supplementary facilities will operate strictly by following the social distancing norms and other precautionary measures. </span><br />