More than 2,000 migrant workers, who returned to Odishas Ganjam district from other COVID19-hit States by train, were screened at the railway station here and asked to remain under home quarantine by the administration, officials said.
Most of the people who returned to the state on Monday night came from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala, which have witnessed a high number of coronavirus cases so far, they said. We sealed all the platforms and made sure that the people who returned from other states were screened before they leave for their respective villages, Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said.
Personal and travel details of the migrant workers were registered with the government, he said, adding, all of them were asked to remain under home quarantine for 14 days.