Covid-19 negative report must for students, tourists traveling from Kerala to Karnataka

The Karnataka government has made it compulsory for students and tourists traveling for Kerala to produce a negative Covid-19 not older than 72 hours. The order was issued hours after the central government on Tuesday said that Maharashtra and Kerala account for 72 per cent of active Covid-19 cases in India.

“All those arriving from Kerala and checking into hotels, resorts, hostels, homestays, dormitories, etc. shall compulsorily produce a negative RT-PCR certificate that is not older than 72 hours. Owners of the above-mentioned places should ensure that the occupants produce negative RT-PCR certificate,” the order issued by the Karnataka government said.

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