Mussoorie: RT-PCR test report mandatory; cap set on the number of visitors

If you are planning to visit Mussoorie any time soon, make sure you take a RT-PCR test. As per the news reports, the Dehradun District Magistrate has now issued an order that makes negative RT-PCR test mandatory for travellers visiting the hill station of Mussoorie. As per the latest guidelines, the test should not be more than 72 hours old.

Revealing more on this, Dehradun District Magistrate R Rajesh Kumar stated that testing is also being done at the borders of the district. Reports have it that in view of rising Coronavirus cases in a few states, the district administration has also decided to put a cap on the number of travellers allowed to visit this region during the weekends.
Thus, now as per the latest reports, the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) limits the number of tourists entering Mussoorie during weekends, which has now been restricted to only 15000 people.
Mussoorie is a popular tourist destination, and a lot of people from Delhi head to the hill station over the weekend since it is located at a favourable distance from the national capital.
With regard to vaccination drive, the District Magistrate added that the administration has been making all the efforts, and reportedly, around 95 percent of people have received their first vaccine dose in the age group of 45, while 83 percent have received the first dose in the 18-44 age group.