Uttarakhand Government has banned the entry of foreigners and domestic tourists in the state to check the spread of Coronavirus. <br />'' <br />'' State Health Secretary Nitesh Jha has said that an advisory in this regard has already been issued earlier. He has also advised senior citizens and children below ten years not to move outside their homes keeping in view of Corona.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' Meanwhile, two trainee Indian Forest Officers, colleagues of the trainee forest officer who had been diagnosed as the first COVID-19 positive case in the state on Sunday, also tested positive yesterday. <br />'' <br />'' Now, the total number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to three in the hill state. All three officers were part of a group of IFS Probationers that had gone on a tour to Spain, Finland and Russia and had returned to their training institute inside the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun last week.<br />'' <br />'' After confirmation of the three cases, the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) premises has been ordered to be locked down by the District Administration and the new hostel premises where the probationer's stay has been declared as a quarantine zone.&nbsp;<br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | March 20, 2020 5:15 PM
Uttarakhand govt bans entry of foreigners, domestic tourists to check spread of Coronavirus