Test migrants with symptoms within seven days

NEW DELHI: All migrant workers and evacuees from abroad, who show influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms such as cough and fever, should be tested for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) within seven days of the symptoms appearing, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said in fresh guidelines released on Monday.

NEWDELHI:A group of senior ministers that included home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, railways minister Piyush Goyal, and aviation minister Hardeep Puri met on Monday to review Covid 19-related relief work, the stimulus package announced by the Modi government , and the opening up of the economy, two officials said on condition of anonymity.

The officials added that the ministers also discussed relief to migrants returning to villages.

“There was no specific issue and there had not been any specific decision taken,” one of the officials said. A finance ministry spokesperson declined comments. According to the second official, the meeting started at noon and went on for about an hour. The broad theme of the meeting was the road ahead for the country, the official said.

“Now that the stimulus package is out, there was a freewheeling discussion on the economy and the road ahead. The steps to be taken, what the ministers see as the immediate future, and broad themes,” the official added.

Over the past five days the finance minister has announced a reform and fiscal incentive package worth a total of ₹20,97,053 crore under the Atamnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-reliant India Initiative).

According to the second official, there will be another meeting of this group of ministers by the end of this week.