After Mussoorie's Kempty falls, pictures have surfaced of tourists flouting COVID-appropriate behaviour and social distancing norms in Haridwar's Har ki Pauri Ghat. Amid an imminent third wave of the pandemic, people say they are not scared of the COVID-19. While medical experts say that the nation is not yet out of the woods, some defiant tourists believe otherwise. There is a sudden influx of tourists to Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh amid soaring temperatures and a fall in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered 50% occupancy capping in hotels in the state's popular tourist destinations Nainital and Dehradun.

Source: dna July 10, 2021 10:30 UTC