COVID-19 negative report must for Puri’s Jagannath Temple visit amid surge in cases

The district administration in Odisha’s Puri, where the iconic Shree Jagannath Temple attracts lakhs of visitors, on Tuesday made it mandatory for travellers from five states to produce COVID-19 negative certificates in view of spiralling cases, an official said. The coastal state reported 588 fresh infections on Tuesday, pushing the tally to 3,43,856.