Dehradun: Uttarakhand police has arrested 13 tourists with a fake RT-PCR negative report in Clement Town of Dehradun-Mussoorie.
It also said police arrested 4 persons accused of making fake documents and registered a case. Till now, 100 fake RT-PCR negative reports have been detected. This comes a day after three people in Mussoorie’s Cantonment Board area tested positive for COVID-19.
Hill stations like Mussoorie and Nainital have seen a huge influx of tourists in the past few weeks, since the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) curbs were relaxed by the Uttarakhand government.
Though the overall curfew is continuing till July 20, the state government has given many relaxations to resume economic activities.
The Union health ministry, as well as Uttarakhand government, have expressed concerns over tourists thronging the popular holiday destinations wither to escape heat in the northern plains or to just move out of their homes.
The Uttarakhand government has made carrying RT-PCR reports, not older than 72 hours, before coming to the state.
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