The Corona virus has reached the Himalayan State of India in Sikkim in the month of August 2020.…

The Corona virus has reached the Himalayan State of India in Sikkim in the month of August 2020. The total number of infected people in August in Sikkim have reached five hundred and fifty five as we write this update today.

The government machinery including that of health officials have been working on war footing to maintain health related issues however the Chief Minister of Sikkim has mentioned in his twitter handle that the recent spread of Covid 19 in Sikkim is due to the carelessness of the people.

The local people in the villages and panchayat wards have shown their concern to safeguard themselves by putting barricades and signage for road block using bamboo and metal sheets to which the local police has warned it as not legally and urged the locals to remove such blicadevof roads.

Chier Minister Shri. P. S. Golay while speaking on the occasion of ' chalk dewas' which is a day to commemorate the contribution of local taxi drivers and transporters in Sikkim, they the drivers are the most who is affected due to lockdown and the support that the taxi drivers have extended to the government is highly commendable.

Tourism in Sikkim has remained badly affected since mid February owing to lockdown and the same has also caused economic difficulties to the local tour operators of Sikkim, the hotels and restaurants being closed without any economic activities and tourist.

Yak and Yeti Travel and Expeditions in Sikkim online report.