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Covid-19 scare: 14-day institutional quarantine must for Arunachal Pradesh returnees

Covid-19 scare: 14-day institutional quarantine must for Arunachal Pradesh returnees
CM Pema Khandu interacts with officials during an inspection of a quarantine facility 30 km away from Itanagar
ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh government has made institutional quarantine for a period of 14 days mandatory for people returning to the state from across the country, home minister Bamang Felix said on Saturday. The state cabinet, headed by chief minister Pema Khandu, also decided to make RT-PCR test for detection of Covid-19 compulsory for the returnees, including the asymptomatic ones, the minister added.

"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. Due to certain bottlenecks being faced in the facility established at the quarantine centre in Police Training Centre Banderdewa near here, the cabinet has decided to appoint Papum Pare deputy commisioner Pige Ligu as the in-charge of the centre, Felix, who is also the government spokesperson, added.
The decision comes after six students, lodged in a quarantine centre, were allowed to go home after five days when their swab samples had tested negative.
In order to strengthen institutional quarantine facilities in the capital region, the cabinet has decided that a BPL housing complex at Lekhi would be converted into a state quarantine facility within 10 days. "The complex has 590 independent vacant units and education minister Taba Tedir has been entrusted to oversee the implementation of the cabinet decision," Felix said.
It was also decided that the number of paid quarantine centres in the state capital would be increased. "The state government will identify and increase the numbers of paid quarantine centres in the state capital and all arrangements with regards to hygiene, security and well-being of people quarantined in such paid facilities will be supervised and regulated by Capital DC and SP," Felix added
The cabinet also resolved to complete evacuation of stranded persons from the northeast region to Arunachal Pradesh by May 14, the home minister said.
The cabinet in its sitting also reviewed the status of movement of goods vehicles, convoys, medical and emergency vehicles through the Hollongi, Banderdewa and Gumto check gates. "The Hollongi check gate will be used for movement of goods vehicles carrying essential supplies for the capital region and would be supervised by additional district magistrate Talo Potom. The Banderdewa check gate will be used for movement of FCI vehicles, refrigerated vans and police-assisted inter-district convoys and would be supervised by Capital DC Komkar Dulom," Felix said.
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