Chandigarh, May 1: With the state witnessing a fresh wave in increase of COVID-19 positive cases, largely due to the Hazur Sahib pilgrims brought back from Nanded, Maharashtra, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday announced that anybody entering Punjab will be medically examined and quarantined, before being allowed to go home.
In a televised message, the chief minister said no resident of Punjab would be allowed to enter the state before being thoroughly examined at the inter-state border check posts.
He said he had got reports that people from Haryana and Rajasthan were trying to sneak into the state in a clandestine manner to avoid being quarantined.
Those found positive would be treated and others would be quarantined in official centres, he said.
“So far, 7000 Punjab residents, including 3,525 from Nanded Sahib and 3000 from Rajasthan, have been brought to Punjab. More would be entering the state in the coming days,” said the chief minister.
He stated that he would not allow people to go straight to their homes in rural and urban areas, before being thoroughly examined by doctors.
“There was nothing to fear about the quarantine centres, it is four our safety”, said the chief minister adding that politics should not be played on the issue.
