Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Sunday restricted foreigners and other travelers from abroad from visiting within 28 days of their arrival in India and also asked domestic pilgrims to postpone their trip to the shrine if suffering from any coronavirus linked symptoms as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID 19.

“The Shrine Board issued an advisory to the NRIs/ foreigners and other visitors not to visit the Shrine for 28 days after landing in India as a precautionary measure against Coronavirus,” the advisory says