COVID-19: 36 return to Maharashtra from quarantine camps

Thirty-six people from

Maharashtra, who were airlifted from the novel coronavirus-hit Wuhan city of China and quarantined for 14 days at facilities in the National Capital Region, returned to the state on Wednesday, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.

These 36 people were among the 645 Indians who were airlifted from Wuhan about a fortnight back due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China. Wuhan is the capital of central Chinas Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.

They were kept under observation at two special facilities - an ITBP camp in Delhi and an Army camp at Manesar near Gurugram - for two weeks.

Tope said the 36 travellers from Maharashtra were allowed to return home as they had completed 14-day-long follow-up period.

"Their swab samples also tested negative for the novel coronavirus infection," said Tope.

However, authorities will still keep a tab on the health on these people for 14 more days, he said.

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