Jammu And Kashmir Administration To Sent Returnees Into 14-day Institutional Quarantine

Jammu and Kashmir administration has stated that all people coming to the region via train/flight will be sent into a 14-day institutional quarantine and will be tested for COVID-19. If the passengers test negative, they will be allowed to go home but in case one tests positive, the person will be sent to the hospital. The developments were announced on Saturday morning.

All passengers will be tested using RT-PCR test kits. The administration also stated that the rules were being implemented under the Disaster Management Act.

Earlier this week, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced that domestic flights will recommence in a calibrated manner from May 25 onwards. Taking to Twitter, Puri stated that all airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from Monday onwards. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) then issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to all its airports.