Uttarakhand issues new SOPs for COVID-19 quarantine; mandates certain guidelines

Uttarakhand government on Tuesday issued a new standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding COVID-19 quarantine to be followed in state. Trivendra Singh Rawat-led government has stated that quarantine arrangements so me shall be duly intimated to state government/district dal Officer on a regular basis.

" Army, Air Force, Navy and or Paramilitary forces shall make ir own arrangements for institutional quarantining of ir officers, personnel and family members inbound from high lo COVID-19 infected cities/ districts for 7 days followed by home quarantine of 14 days," tice re.

tice furr stated that all inbound persons from or states, irrespective of mode of travel, shall mandatorily downlo and update Aarogya Setu mobile application.

"re quarantine facilities shall meet standards of Ministry of Health. quarantine arrangements so me shall be duly intimated to state government/district dal Officer on a regular basis. All inbound persons from or states, irrespective of mode of travel, shall mandatorily downlo and update Aarogya Setu mobile application," tice re.

"However, in case of inter-state and intra-state movement for official purposes, Ministers of Government of India, Ministers of Government of Uttarakhand, Chief Justice and Judges of  High Court of Nainital, all judges and judicial officers of district and subordinate judiciary of state, MPs and MLAs of Uttarkhand, all officers of GoI, State shall be exempted from being quarantined. However, such individuals shall ensure compliance of all rms of safety and social distancing, as per guidelines of MoHFW and MHA," letter ded.

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State's COVID tally at 1488

Uttarakhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,488 on Tuesday, with 77 more people testing positive for virus. A state health department bulletin said Tehri district reported highest number of 43 positive cases, Pithoragarh seven, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri and Rudraprayag districts four each, Dehrun and Bshwar three each and Almora one.

Four more cases were reported from private laboratories of which details were t given in bulletin. As many as 749 patients have been discharged after recovery so far and number of active cases stands at 719 after 13 deaths and migration of seven positive patients outside state, it said.

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