Attari: Sikh devotees spilled out their anger on the authorities of the well being division after they had been requested to bear COVID-19 check at the Integrated Check Post (ICP), Attari, upon return from Pakistan the place that they had gone to have fun Baisakhi on April 12.
In wake of the alarming scenario of COVID-19 in Pakistan, the well being division in India had stationed as many as 4 groups for conducting Rapid Antigen Tests of all of the 816 devotees who returned on Thursday (April 22) from Pakistan.
Tired after ten days of pilgrimage and in a rush to go residence, many pilgrims allegedly manhandled the employees of the well being division and even tore their information and lots of entered into heated verbal twin with them.
Assistant Civil Surgeon Dr. Amarjit Singh confirmed to Zee News that a couple of devotees allegedly manhandled and misbehaved with their employees. He knowledgeable that 99 individuals had been examined constructive for COVID-19 and so they had been suggested for residence quarantine. He stated that they had been suggested to comply with the COVID-19 tips as really helpful by the well being division.
It was additionally seen that the devotees who had been examined unfavorable for COVID-19 had been made to journey in the identical buses with the COVID-19 sufferers which was objected to by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
“This is utter negligence of the health department, they should have separated both the infected persons from others and if they didn’t have sufficient number of vehicles they should have asked us” stated SGPC president Jagir Kaur.
She additionally provided to present medical therapy in addition to to make quarantine preparations for these in want.
A devotee Joginder Singh who was a part of the Sikh jatha advised that he was examined unfavorable when he had gone to Pakistan however now he has examined constructive. “It was difficult to adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines in Pakistan,” he stated.
Notably, the SGPC had held a particular camp for finishing up COVID-19 tests of all of the folks aspiring to bear pilgrimage to Pakistan.
