Travelers to Palm Springs, take note. The city’s mandate for patrons at indoor restaurants and bars went into effect Thursday (August 26). The new mandate was unanimously approved by the Pam Springs City Council on August 4, giving businesses three weeks to adopt it. The mandate requires patrons of indoor dining at restaurants and bars to show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72-hour of their arrival. Enforcement of the mandate is up to individual establishments.