Children Below 15 Or Unvaccinated Are Not Allowed In R-Day Parade

Fully vaccinated people are allowed to attend the event

New Delhi: Amid the rise in the Omicron scare, people attending the Republic Day parade must be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. Also, the children below 15 years of age will not be allowed to attend the function, a set of guidelines issued by the Delhi Police stated.

The Police officials also said that people will have to adhere to all Covid-protocols, such as wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing, at the programme on Rajpath on January 26.

An official tweet by Delhi Police says, "It is necessary to have both doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine. Visitors are requested to bring their vaccination certificate."

It mentioned that children below 15 years or unvaccinated are not allowed to attend the national parade of Republic Day.

The national Covid vaccination programme, which initially started with health care and frontline workers on January 16 last year, was gradually extended for all those above 18 years of age.

From this month, children in the age group of 15-18 years started getting vaccinated, and healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities are being given 'precaution' doses, amid a spike in cases due to the Omicron variant.

Listing the guidelines, the Delhi Police tweeted that the seating blocks will open for visitors at 7 am and requested them to arrive accordingly.

Since parking is limited, visitors have been advised to use a carpool or taxi. They are also requested to carry a valid identity card and cooperate during security checks, it said.

The Police tweet also added, "There will be a provision for depositing remote-controlled car lock keys in each parking area."

Recently, on Sunday, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana had said over 27,000 police personnel have been deployed for security duties in the national capital and anti-terror measures intensified because of Republic Day.