Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh government has made institutional quarantine for a period of 14 days mandatory for people returning to Arunachal Pradesh from across the country, a senior minister said on Saturday.
Among the returnees, students will also have to go into institutional quarantine for the same duration, he said.
Earlier a group of six students, lodged in a quarantine centre, was allowed to go home after five days when their swab samples had tested negative.
People are coming back after the Centre allowed those stranded across the country in view of the lockdown to return to their respective states.
The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu at a meeting also decided to make RT-PCR test for detection of COVID-19 compulsory for the returnees, including the asymptomatic ones, state Home minister Bamang Felix told reporters here on Saturday.
“We have decided to segregate returnees on the basis of green, orange and red zones and make arrangements accordingly. “Those sneaking into the state from non-designated routes and not following the standard operating procedure by keeping the administration in the dark shall be dealt with strictly,” the minister said. The cabinet has also resolved to complete the evacuation of stranded persons from the northeast region to Arunachal Pradesh by May 14, the home minister said. (PTI)
