Synopsis
Around 2,500 people found without the necessary documents were sent back from checkposts. “Checkpoints have been set up at all entry points to the town and almost every vehicle was screened to make sure no one entered without the proper documents,” said a police official.
Agencies
(This story originally appeared in on Jul 12, 2021)Weekend rush of tourists continued at prominent hill towns of Uttarakhand on Sunday. Despite the recently-imposed restrictions to enter Nainital and Mussoorie a mandatory RT-PCR negative report, registration on the Smart City portal and hotel reservation heavy traffic jams were reported from both Nainital and Mussoorie. A total of 33,000 people visited Nainital from Friday to Sunday, according to data available with the police department.
A drive-through vaccination camp was set up in Noida on Monday for those aged above 45 who were to get their first jab
NCR saw its first series of drive-through vaccination camps recently – at the City Centre Mall in Gurgaon on Friday followed by one at CyberHub on Sunday, and the third at the Mall of India in Noida on Monday. Organised by an e-commerce company Park+ in association with the local administration, the two drives in Gurgaon were for people aged above 45 getting their second shot and the one in Noida was for those above 45 getting their first dose. Those who managed to get the jab walk us through the drive-through process: