Coronavirus India update: 14-day quarantine must for Afghan evacuees at ITBP's Delhi camp
The Health Ministry stated that any person who tested positive for coronavirus or detected as symptomatic would be shifted to identified Covid 19 dedicated care centre or hospital.
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As per the last coronavirus update, two Afghanistan returnees have tested positive. "Two Afghanistan returnees tested positive for Covid 19 and are asymptomatic. They have been admitted at Delhi's LNJP Hospital," said an official from a hospital.
"All nodal agencies involved are the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude (MoCA), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Government of NCT of Delhi," the memorandum read.
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The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) shall designate and communicate the name, designation and contact details of their nodal persons to the MoHFW, it said.
The ITBP will make requisite arrangements for arranging transportation of passengers from airport to the Chhawla Camp, Najafgarh. Any person testing positive or detected as symptomatic shall be shifted to identified Covid 19 dedicated Covid Care Centre or Covid hospital of NCT of Delhi, the memorandum stated.
Meanwhile, India added 25,467 new cases while the active cases declined to 3,19,551, comprising 0.98 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The total tally of Covid 19 cases has increased to 3,24,74,773. The death toll has climbed to 4,35,110 with 354 fresh fatalities.
-PTC News
