Srinagar, March 20, : Among the 43 Indians returning home from Pakistan and kept in isolation by authorities in Amritsar, include14 students from Kashmir studying in Pakistan.
They were driven to a drug rehabilitation centre, where they were screened.
According to news agency, the Kashmiri students were asked return home after Pakistan closed its educational institutions due to the virus outbreak.
Besides 14 Kashmiris, there were 29 crew members of a broadcasting team who had gone to cover the Pakistan Super League, who entered India through Attari border in Amritsar on Thursday Morning.
“The group was handed over to us on Thursday morning,” Amritsar civil surgeon Dr Prabhdeep Kaur Johal was quoted saying. “After conducting their medical checkup, they have been isolated for the next 24 hours. They will be tested again and their reports will be sent to the higher authorities. The decision of their release will be taken by the state government on Friday. Till now, all of them have been asymptomatic.”
Before they were permitted in India, according to the news agency, there was a lot of drama at Attari. The students were exited from Pakistan and the Indian immigration officials delayed their permission to enter by at least a day. After their families and the media reported the case to the authorities, they were finally permitted in.
Pakistan has reported two death as 454 have tested positive for the Coronavirus. Islamabad has closed all the educational institutions to prevent the spread of the virus and asked Kashmiri students to go home for the time being reported CNS.
