Post-Amphan, Bengal tweaks protocol: home quarantine for migrants except from five states

On Wednesday, the Health Department revised standard operating procedures (SOPs) with new screening rules an emphasis on home quarantine.

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As a large number of trains with migrant labourers started reaching West Bengal post-Cyclone Amphan, the state government has now decided to modify its screening and monitoring protocols for those coming from different states.

Before the cyclone had hit Bengal, the state used to send all returning migrant labourers to institutional quarantine, where they were provided food by the district administration. On Wednesday, the Health Department revised standard operating procedures (SOPs) with new screening rules an emphasis on home quarantine.