444 HP NATIVES BROUGHT BACK FROM ABROAD

SHIMLA: As many as 444 persons have been brought back from abroad to Himachal Pradesh till Friday under Vande Bharat Mission from 71 countries/cities. A spokesperson of the state government said that in many cases, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur took up the matter with Union external affairs minister to bring back stranded residents and the CM helpline provided necessary assistance. He said that they have been put in institutional quarantine.