KARGIL FEBRUARY 27, 2021: Member Secretary, State Executive Committee, Ladakh Disaster Management Authority, Saugat Biswas has through a fresh order today issued COVID-19 Management guidelines/instructions in Ladakh UT.

The order reads that “ Whereas, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vide No.403/2020-DM-I (A) dated:- 26-02-2021 had directed that guidelines for Surveillance, Containment and Caution on COVID-19, issued vide Ministry of Home Affairs Order of even number dated 27.01.2021, will remain in force up to 31st  March, 2021.

Now, therefore, under the directions of the aforesaid orders of NDMA, GoI and in exercise of the powers conferred under section 24 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the State Executive Committee, Ladakh Disaster Management Authority hereby directs that the guidelines issued vide order No. 03-DM(UTL) of 2021 dated: 28.01.2021 will remain in force in the UT of Ladakh, up to 31″ March, 2021 with the following partial modification to para 1 (i), (ii) of the said order:

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I. All passengers arriving in Ladakh both by air and road are advised to get themselves tested for COVID-19, not later than 96 hours before their arrival in Ladakh from ICMR approved test laboratories. The tourists arriving in Ladakh both by air and road must have a negative RT-PCR report not older than 96 hours. Such person(s)/tourists who is/are without a valid COVID-19 test report of not later than 96 hours before their arrival will undergo mandatory quarantine at their place of stay for seven days. Such person(s) may have to undergo a COVID-19 test and will only be released from quarantine; if his/her test report is found negative.

II. Labourers are advised to come through contractor(s) or labour agencies with COVID-19 test report of 96 hours before their arrival in Ladakh from ICMR approved test laboratories. Such labourers who arrive in Ladakh, without any COVID-19 test report shall have to undergo seven days mandatory institutional quarantine after which they will be tested for COVID-19.

They will be released from institutional quarantine only after his/her test report is found negative. The detailed SOP regarding labourers issued by Labour & Employment Department will remain in force.”