INSTITUTIONAL QUARANTINE A MUST FOR RETURNEES

SHIMLA:All residents returning to Himachal Pradesh from others states will be medically examined and need to stay placed under institutional quarantine before being sent home, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Sunday.

He was addressing a meeting of nodal officers appointed by the government to coordinate with other states to facilitate movement of stranded Himachal residents.

“All Himachalis coming from red zones will be tested for COVID-19,” he said. Thakur directed the nodal officers to ensure that they keep a close liaison with their counterparts so that stranded people could be brought back at the earliest.

“Priority will be given to students as they are the most vulnerable in this time,” he added. HTC