Those with symptoms of coronavirus infection will be quarantined in Kokrajhar district bordering West Bengal, says Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Dhubri: The 391 students coming back to Assam from Kota in Rajasthan will be screened on entering the state at Srirampur border and anyone with COVID- 19 symptoms will not be allowed to proceed to Guwahati, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
It has been decided that the students, who are currently travelling back to the state, would be kept at the Sarusajai quarantine facility in Guwahati, the minister told reporters here. "If, however, anybody is found to have fever or symptoms, they will not be allowed to travel further (from Srirampur).