The Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani ordered that all devotees returning from Haridwar Kumbh Mela will have to undergo a mandatory RT-PCR test. Before they are allowed to enter their respective cities and villages.
In order to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Gujarat CM said no devotee returning from Kumbh will be allowed to enter their respective places without taking an RT-PCR test.
“Collectors of all districts in Gujarat have been directed to keep a watch on the Kumbh Mela returnees and enforce a nakabandi’ (security checking) to prevent their entry in their hometowns without undergoing an RT-PCR test,” Rupani told reports in Jamnagar.
Those found infected will be isolated for 14 days, Rupani added. “Collectors of all the districts have been directed to identify the Kumbh returnees,” the BJP leader informed.