Covid-19 hits world s highest post office in Himachal
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Tuesday December 15, 2020 11:58 AM, IANS
Shimla: World s highest post office Hikkam located in Himachal Pradesh s Spiti Valley at the height of 15,000 feet above sea level and currently marooned in a thick blanket of snow has been hit by the coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.
A team of doctors for the first time reached the village where the night temperature currently hovers around 20 degrees Celsius below freezing and collected samples on Monday.
Hikkam has a population of 200.