Andhra Pradesh returnees, who had allegedly attacked an ASHA Worker and illegally visited their houses in a slum area here, were sent to local quarantine centres on Wednesday.
The 52 fishermen, who violated the quarantine policy, were sent to institutional quarantine centres after they returned to Sandhakuda slum from Andhra Pradesh, said Paradeep Municipality Executive Officer Dililp Kumar Mohanty.
“As the fishing activity resumed since June 1, the fishermen from Sandhakuda slum returned to their houses from Visakhapatnam. The ASHA Workers had requested them to stay in quarantine for sake of safety. While some returnees followed the norms, a few hesitated to go to the quarantine centres. However, we sent the disobedient ones to quarantine centres today,” he said.
“The local administration will seal the slum if the returnees try to violate the quarantine guideline,” Mohanty warned.
However, he refuted the allegation of attack by the returnees on the ASHA Worker Sabitri Swain.
“Some returnees indulged in an argument with the ASHA Worker while she was trying to convince them about quarantine. But nobody has attacked her. Though allegation has been made with the police, no such report has come into our notice,” Mohanty said.