Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 13 (ANI): West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has said that it shall run from Wednesday a skeleton bus service for emergency purposes to be used by frontline workers and for returnees, amidst the lockdown.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday directed the officials to be on high alert over the spike in COVID-19 cases in connection with the Koyambedu market returnees.
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], May 12 (ANI): Two students from Jamshedpur, who had returned from Kolkata, have tested positive for COVID-19, Jharkhand Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni said on Tuesday.
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): As many as 229 youth of Andhra Pradesh who came from Odisha were stopped at the state border on Monday near Purushothapuram village.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Government is gearing up to handle the flow of foreign returnees from various countries as all the screening and medical facilities have been put in place.
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], May 10 (ANI): Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Sunday informed that eight people who returned to the state from Gujarat have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shivamogga district.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 9 (ANI): Thiruvananthapuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan on Saturday said that more than 5,000 institutional quarantine facilities have been arranged in the district for foreign returnees and people coming from red-zone areas of other states.
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): Five new COVID-19 positive cases (Surat returnees) have been reported in Ganjam, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 294, said Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Kerala government has issued a clarification to its order on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to screen and quarantine returnees from other countries in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 8 (ANI): Odisha Government has increased the quarantine period to 28 days from 14 days, said Subrto Bagchi, Odisha Government's Spokesperson on COVID-19.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 8 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Friday refused to interfere with a petition seeking directions to the state government to follow the Central government's advisory for 14 days mandatory institutional quarantine for expatriates evacuated back to India.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Students returning from Rajasthan's Kota, kept at an isolation centre here, are utilising their time under quarantine for studying and other constructive activities.