Leh, Jul 25 (UNI) With the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ladakh, Commissioner Secretary (Health) Rigzin Samphel said Coronavirus negative certificates will be mandatory for labourers coming to the Union Territory (UT) from July 29.
He said the step has been taken as the rise in COVID-19 cases has been witnessed mostly because of the labourers coming into the UT from different parts of the country. “We have witnessed rise in COVID-19 cases from last few days. On Thursday, 26 positive cases were reported from Leh and 10 from Kargil,” Samphel told reporters on Friday evening.