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Govt mulls strategy to block covid’s spread in rural India

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The government on Thursday urged states to prepare a “robust strategy" against the spread of covid-19 from migrants heading home.

Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers are leaving cities, worrying government officials about a potential transfer of coronavirus from urban to rural India.

Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday told states that a robust strategy and mechanism needs to be drawn. “Some states shall also see immigrants from abroad too.

An effective strategy also needs to be put in place for their testing, institutional quarantine and treatment, if needed," he said.

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