In Himachal, 15 Maharashtra returnees test positive after being sent home

Dinesh Kanwar

Hamirpur, May 28

Throwing norms to the wind, the district administration sent home 43 Maharashtra returnees without waiting for their second Covid report only to discover later that 15 of them were Covid-positive.

The moment their reports were received late last night, the administration went into a tizzy to bring back the 15 persons from their homes to a quarantine centre. It was between 10 pm and 3 am that these persons — 11 men and four women — were brought back in a haste. A majority of them belonged to Barsar, Nadaun and Bhoranj areas.

Of the more than 270 positive cases in Himachal, the highest — 93, of which 85 are active — have been reported from Hamirpur. Kangra, Una and Chamba districts are the other major contributors.

The undue haste shown by the administration in sending these 15 persons, initially quarantined at Navodaya Vidyalaya in Dungri, home without waiting for their second confirmation report could put to risk not just their families but all others.

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