Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum district administration on Saturday said it has put six persons, who returned to the Steel City from the United Kingdom, under home isolation for the next seven days. They have, however, tested negative for Covid-19.
Additional chief medical officer Sahir Pall said all six persons, including one woman and from different age groups, arrived in India between December 11 and December 20 and came to Jamshedpur this week.
“We have conducted RT-PCR test on them and their 28 family members. All of them tested negative,” Pall said, adding that they are residents of Rahargora (Pursudih), Mango, Sonari, Bistupur and Agrico.
District health department sources said their officials swung into action soon after receiving information about the arrival of the six persons.
A health official said, “The Union health ministry has made it mandatory to test all those who have returned from the UK and put them in isolation. We will keep them under surveillance for the mandatory period."