Coronavirus in India: Nearly 1 lakh people arriving in UP to be home quarantined

Nearly one lakh people, who have arrived in Uttar Pradesh over the last few days owing to the countrywide lockdown, have been asked by the state government to remain in home quarantine while instructions in this regard have been conveyed to the village pradhans, a senior official said here on Sunday.

Principal Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told PTI, "Through community surveillance and our departmental officers, they (people arriving in the state) have been told to be in homes. They will be in home-quarantine for a period of 14 days."

On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had issued directions to officials to keep the approximately one lakh people, who have arrived in the state in the last three days from other parts of the country, in home-quarantine.