Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Boileauganj Bazar on the outskirts of the city was sealed on Friday after four Kashmir returnees staying there tested positive for coronavirus, a district official said.

No one will be allowed to enter or exit the containment zone and vehicles will go via Chakkar to ensure smooth flow of traffic, he added.

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Forty-one more people tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state past the 1,400-mark, officials said.

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