Goa govt announces 5-day quarantine mandatory for travellers from Kerala
Goa Government has announced a mandatory 5-day quarantine for travellers from Kerala. Read more to know the details.
The Goa government has announced to make a five-day quarantine compulsory for people, specially for travellers coming from Kerala. As per the officials, the decision hasbeen taken in lieu of a surge in Covid-19 cases in the southern state. In a notification issued on Sunday, the Goa administration has announced an extension in the ongoing statewide curfew till September 20.This year, the 24-hour curfew was imposed on May 9, since then it has been extended regularly.
The notification also mentioned that "all students and employees coming from Kerala” shall undergo institutional quarantine for five days. The arrangements for quarantining students will be made by the administrators or principals of the educational institutions. For the employees, it shall be done by respective offices, companies or firms."
The notification further said, "after the end of five days, those who were quarantined shall undergo RT-PCR test. People, other than students and employees, arriving from Kerala should produce the RT-PCR negative test report and remain in home quarantine for five days."
Meanwhile, the state government stated, "The constitutional functionaries, health care professionals and their spouses, children below two years of age, those arriving to attend death of a family member or medical emergency and passengers in transit from and to Kerala via any mode of transport are exempted from being quarantined."
