Adhering to Covid-19 norms has been made necessary for devotees visiting temples in Brijbhumi right here amid rising coronavirus instances, officers mentioned on Saturday.
Nobody could be allowed to enter any temple of Mathura, Vrindavan, Goverdhan, Barsana and different areas with out carrying a masks and sustaining required distance, District Magistrate Navneet Singh Chahal mentioned.
He mentioned shock checks have already began within the temples. Parikrama for devotees at Dwarkadhish temple has been banned with restricted entry at a time within the temple, Rakesh Tewari, media in-charge of the temple, mentioned.
In Bankey Bihari temple, solely a handful of devotees carrying face masks are allowed to pay their obeisance at a time, Munish Sharma, supervisor of the temple mentioned.
According to the district Justice of the Peace, sealing in 306 containment zones in Mathura have been accomplished and motion inside has been utterly restricted.
Arrangements have additionally been made for the availability of important commodities and medicines as per requirement, the official added.
With yet one more casualty at S N Medical College in Agra, the variety of deaths within the district owing to Covid-19 has gone as much as 119, the officers added.
