The whole world is fighting off the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and so is India. After months of complete and partial lockdown implementation, the Government of India has finally introduced the Unlock 3.0 across India. Along with the Government of India, many state governments have also lifted lockdown and ease out the travel restrictions that were earlier imposed throughout the state. The travel industry is one of the sectors that is affected quite badly around the world. Even now, the tour and travel industry has not been restored completely. While a lot of people believe that it is still not safe to travel even within the country, there are many people who are looking for safest places to visit post corona virus. Many others have been taking flights and other modes of travel to reach their destination city or state.

However, the fact that we must not side-step is that the risk and panic of catching the corona virus infection are still there. In fact, India is currently at the third spot in terms of having the most number of corona virus cases. Even after the situation getting worst in the country, people are still waiting for lifting the travel restrictions in the country.

COVID-19 Travel Guidelines

Another thing that is creating a lot of confusion amid the pandemic is that corona virus guidelines for both travel and hospitality industries vary depending on the states and cities you are willing to travel. There are many states in India that require travellers to carry their COVID-19 negative report along with them while travelling whereas many states are putting tourists from other states to stay in quarantine for 7 to 21 days. Along with the active corona virus cases in the country, the uncertainty of the COVID-19 travel guidelines is a huge obstacle for the travel and hospitality industry to revive. Hence, it is quite important for you to choose the safest places to visit post corona virus pandemic. With that regard it’s best to get immunity against Covid-19 by getting vaccinated for added protection along with protocols we must abide by.

Apart from that, the long and indefinite lockdowns and unlocks have made people bored to tears. Now, the people just want to get out of their homes after this tiresome lockdown and have a trip; be it a short one. Nonetheless, taking adequate precautions and safety during the trip is a must. Besides, we must not forget that post-COVID-19, the future of the travel and tourism industry is going to be changed – at least for a while. There are a few factors that will have an immense impact on the travel plans of tourists.

Public Transportation VS Private Transportation

Well, a large number of tourists might avoid public transportation during the current pandemic for a while to travel within the city or state they planned to visit. This will have a direct impact on their travel expenses, schedule and plans. Consequently, most people would prefer to visit their nearby places where they can drive via their private vehicles. If not, they will have to take private vehicles for their trips to visit local places, which will increase their travel expenses.

Smaller But Separate Stay

Another thing that the travellers will and must take into account is the hotel/ resort/ or property they are going to stay at during their trip. A lot of travellers would want their stay to be safe and hence they would most likely to prefer smaller but separate space to stay.

Prefer Hygienic Service More Than Ever

Having a hygienic trip and stay will be the most preferable thing for travellers from now on. There were many travellers who would not take the hygiene very seriously earlier, however, from now on, having a hygienic service is a must for everyone.

Taking all these measures into account, we are providing you with two safest places to visit post-COVID-19. These places are adhering to all the guidelines and safety procedures prescribed by the Indian Tourism Ministry amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Chail Hills, Himachal Pradesh – A safe mountainous area in pandemic times

Chail Hills is one of the most preferred choices for weekend gateways for people living in and around Himachal Pradesh and other nearby states. It is among the best places to visit anytime throughout the year. Chail Hills is also known as the hiker’s paradise along with these places: Best trekking places in India for their magnificent and spectacular views of valleys. 

There are a lot of adventurous places to visit in Chail Hills and you can choose the most suitable options according to your preferences. Some of the most visited and enjoyed places in Chail Hills include but certainly not limited to are Himalayan Nature Park, Sadhupul Lake, Maharaja’s Palace, Kali Ka Tibba, Chail Wildlife Sanctuary, and Chail Palace Hotel etc.

Atali, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand – Another hilly area to visit in covid-19

Atali, Rishikesh is another place that offers a lot to its travellers. Every year, an innumerable number of travellers and sightseers from across the world come to India and visit the holy town of Rishikesh. There are a lot many amazing things to do in Atali, Rishikesh as it provides its travellers with a wide range of outdoor activities. Some of the adventurous activities to include in your itinerary while visiting Atali are hiking, mountain biking, river rafting, wall climbing, kayaking and of course, camping.

Another activity that fascinates a lot of tourists in Atali is the High Ropes Course. What makes the Atali, Rishikesh a safe and secure place to visit post-COVID19 is that the authorities require its visitors to upload their COVID-19 Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test reports from ICMR authorised labs, which should state that you have tested negative for COVID-19 disease. This helps all the visitors to have a safe and stress-free trip at Atali, Rishikesh.

If you are planning to visit Uttarakhand when the pandemic scare is over, don’t forget to visit the best places in Uttarakhand when travelling in normal times.

We understand your love for travel but we would like you to strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines to stay safe during your trips. To make your trips safe and secure during the corona virus pandemic, you must take a few mandatory precautions.

Some of the Mandatory Precautions That You Should While Traveling Post-COVID19

You must wear your masks all the time whether or not you are getting in touch with people. You should wash your hands quite frequently and must use the alcohol-based hand sanitizer to have proper protection from COVID-19 infection. During the trip, avoid eating out in public places. Do not forget to maintain social distancing. Make sure that the food you are consuming is freshly cooked. Sanitise your vehicle, bags and other stuff that have higher chances of getting exposed to corona virus during the trip. Book your places while planning your trip and make sure to opt for hygiene services no matter if it costs you a few more bucks. You must strictly follow these precautions even when you’re looking for the safest places to visit post corona virus pandemic. Remember to have fun and have a safe trip!

If you are travelling internationally, here are the Covid-19 travel tips and precautions for you after the lockdown you must take care of for a safe and memorable journey.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a major upheaval to people’s lives throughout these months, especially to those who can be as simple as video games addict up to those who are alcohol addict, cigarettes or tobacco addict, or to those who are currently in recovery mode. Addition to alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes, weed, marijuana or other drugs is seen as a choice of the people. However, at some point, this addiction becomes the necessity of the body and brain of the people who are addicted to these drugs. And, this whole pandemic and its lockdowns made the lives of people more difficult who are in the process of recovering from such addictions. A lot of people, who are in recovering mode, are facing trouble as the counselling sessions and meetings are not allowed in person during the lockdowns. We even hear the news of several people committing suicide in different parts of the country, majorly in the southern part of India.

The Negative Scenarios People Battling Addiction Are Facing During the Covid-19 Lockdown

The rehabilitation sessions influence and encourage people who are in addiction to seek the higher power and control their mind. However, the lockdown is taking a huge toll on everyone’s mental health. Many experts who deal with people who have such addictions express how much they are concerned about the mental health of their patients. According to many experts, these people require regular motivation, counselling sessions and strong will power to deal with their addictions. Though social isolation has been making it even more difficult for them to control their mind and has been making it more difficult to seek counseling and get out of the addiction cycle.

The recovery from such kinds of addiction requires people to connect with their peers, sharing their day-to-day experience of recovery, expressing the challenges they are facing and providing the solutions of problems they have overcome. These things can be done via digital platforms as well, however, the in-person connection makes a huge difference, according to experts. Other things that are making it difficult for the people who are recovering from addiction is the fear of revealing their identity. These digital video sessions often have the names appear on the screen whereas, in the sessions, you can stay anonymous. Another fear that a lot of people are facing is the fear of being recorded. Not many people like their confessions and the expression of the things they have been gone through to be recorded. Besides, it is important for people who are recovering from addiction to feel safe and not alone. Hence, in-person meetings and sessions are a very important part of being recovered from addiction.

The coronavirus (covid-19) lockdown has made it difficult for people battling the addiction to access doctors and experts. On the contrary, the lockdown has been making the addiction more severe as now such addictive people have more things in life such as self-isolation, unemployment, uncertain future, and stress about family’s wellbeing and on top of that, an unending spare time that is adding fuel to their already worst situation. The feeling of being alone, both physically and mentally, is the major reason for alcoholism.

It takes weeks and sometimes months for severe cases to recover from the addiction. The people who are going through the recovery period require regular professional supervision of the medical experts. However, during the coronavirus lockdown period, it is difficult for such people to get such professional help. In the absence of having the kind of care and attention they need, such addictive people are forced to go through the transition period alone at home, which is even riskier. It takes 6 to 24 hours from the last drink the addictive person have for alcohol withdrawal syndrome to start. The longer the person has been consuming the alcohol, the severe the alcohol withdrawal syndrome would be. It also depends on whether the person has shown any previous alcohol withdrawal syndrome or not. The people with alcohol dependence have higher risks of heart attack, low blood sugar levels and other life-threatening complications.

How to break Addiction During the covid-19 Lockdowns?

The people who are dealing with addiction must organize their day with a fixed schedule and make sure they do not have much idle time as it often leads the mind towards the thoughts of having alcohol, drugs and other addictive activities.

• You can replace alcohol with some regular and healthier drinks such as juice, milkshake, lassi or tea etc.

• Since we have more time than we usually have during this lockdown, you can indulge yourself with physical and cardio activities, yoga and meditation to make yourself physically and mentally fit.

• There is a huge importance of having a positive mind-set on your recovery level. Feed your mind with positive thoughts. Watch videos and movies that are not only good for your mind but also cheers you up, talk to the people who make you happy and provide you with positive vibes.

• Engage yourself with something or the other. Do not let your mind void even for a minute as it might fill your mind with negative thoughts or might take you towards your drinking again. Be busy with your family and friends. Play with your kids, spend time with your elders.

• Indulge yourself with daily household things, decorating your home, play good online games at a limit, learn something new online that improves your skills and expertise. This way, you can do well in your professional career and life.

• In a nutshell, when faced with a lockdown situation, trying to break the addiction cycle, distract yourself from anything that might lead you to your addiction. Create a scheduled sleep cycle and get some good sleep every day. Create a diet plan with the help of a dietician or nutritionist and follow it properly. Drink as much water as you can as it will help you hydrate yourself.

We understand that this is an unsettling time for every one of us. We all are having an emotional roller coaster right now. Having an optimistic mindset takes a stronger approach and strengthening your will power is the only things that will be going to help us get out of the addiction cycle & recover fully during this tough time of this pandemic and its lockdowns. Hence, we advise you to take care of yourself and your loved ones as this is probably the very time when we should stand together.

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We all, around the globe, are fighting a battle against a common and invisible enemy COVID-19, that is. Novel Coronavirus, a disease that attacks the respiratory system of the humans, has been found in late December 2019 and has put the world on halt since then. It has been almost four months and now this disease is declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). All the nations across the world are trying everything to curb the spread of this virus as, in a short period of 4 months, COVID-19 has infected as many as 7, 50, 000 people around the world until now. Unfortunately, we may see these numbers increase more significantly in the next few weeks. There are no countries left in the world that are not affected by this pandemic. The governments of a lot many countries, including India, have declared a total lockdown in their respective countries to control the COVID-19 spread.

All the private and government sectors in India, except the ones that produce and supply essential services, are instructed to shut down operations for 21 days until April 14, 2020. Consequently, companies in India are bound to shut down their physical offices and warehouses to maintain social distancing. As a result, a large number of companies have moved to remote working or many people call it, work from home. As per the Bloomberg News, this is the world’s largest ‘work from home’ experiment. Considering the intensification of the work from home, we would like to provide you with some of the most important tips that will help you make your work from home successful.

Acknowledge Distractions

The most irritating part that we have to face while working from home is the distractions that occur in our homes owing to many reasons such as for taking care of kids and infants, the disturbance created by the television volume, frequent doorbells ringing for delivery services and/ or neighbours, social media, and frequent poking by our partners, along with other household work, especially for female employees. You must know that you can prevent some of these distractions whereas some of them are simply unavoidable. Hence, you must adapt to these situations. However, you can try to explain to your children to cooperate during your work from home hours. Though we understand that ‘children being children’ will not grasp it completely, still, it is good to instruct them to obey some ground rules. Recently, a renowned company announced online that if their employees are attending office video calls and their kids entered the room where they are working from, employees can allow their kids to say hi! Now, we understand not all the companies will allow this; however, it is better if your company will cooperate. We all must realise that employers, by asking their employees to work from home, are entering the kids’ space, and not the other way around.

Assume As if You Are Working in the Office

It is exciting to have work from home luxury once in a while; however, we are in a situation where working from home has not been a luxury anymore. Now, you have to dedicate a certain number of hours to your office work only. Where working from home will save you a couple of hours that you spend while commuting to the office, it can make you lethargic to stay at home for a good 21 days straight. Hence, adhering to a strict schedule is very important to maintain your productivity. We would like you to get up in the morning at the same time as you do when you go to your office, get done with your morning tasks and/ or exercise and set up a space from where you can work for hours comfortably.

Prepare a Healthy Timetable

We understand that working from home messes up a lot of things including your timetable. Therefore, it is very important to structure your day, have breakfast, lunch and dinner at the proper time and take regular breaks while working from home. Take very good care of your health, especially while being lockdown.

Prepare a List of Tasks and Daily Goals

Since working from home carries a lot of chaos, especially nowadays when almost everything is shut down, it is important that you must make a list of your daily tasks and plan your next day accordingly. This way, you will already know things you are going to focus on for the next day(s).

Have an Entrepreneur’s Perspective

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has a huge negative impact on the global economy, you must understand that nothing is ascertained. This is the time when we need to buckle up ourselves to prepare for the worst. Therefore, it is important that we think like an entrepreneur and add value to our organisation so that it can cover the huge losses this pandemic has been causing the businesses globally for months.

Keep in Touch with Your Teammates

One of the best things that we have in this technologically advanced world is that we are always connected with people even if they are not around us. Hence, working from home does not mean that you have to work in isolation. You should keep in touch with your colleagues to make sure that you all are on the same page. This way, you will not only be able to maintain the progression of your projects but also get a feel of the office environment while being at home.

We understand that this work from home thing is completely new for millions of employees and hence it would take some time to adapt to the situation. However, concentrating on your job while being mentally and emotionally stable in this bizarre situation is the key. As we all know that we are in this unprecedented situation with COVID-19 upon us, it is important to realise that we all are in this together. Therefore, we must stick to one another until this whole pandemic situation is done with. We would advise you not to put unnecessary pressure on yourself and/ or your kids or partner. Let us face and overcome the Coronavirus pandemic successfully and graciously. Stay Safe!

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