All officials on duty at Sabarimala, where the Lord Ayyappa temple is located, besides pilgrims should undergo the RT-PCR test as the Kerala Health Department has revised its guidelines following increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the area in recent days.

The revised norms were issued in connection with the pilgrimage at the temple.The Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test is mandatory for all pilgrims and officials on duty who reach the shrine after the Mandala Puja on December 26.