The Assam government has identified 127 persons in the state and put them under home isolation by tracing the “contacts” of a 76-year-old US tourist diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Bhutan.
Assam minister of state for health Pijush Hazarika told a news meet on Saturday that there is no need to panic, as steps have been taken for the past few months to avoid spread of coronavirus in the state.
Officials from Jorhat said that the patient had travelled to Jorhat on February 22 and proceeded to Guwahati via river cruise MV Mahabahu Brahmaputra on February 23. “The river cruise has returned to Neematighat in Jorhat with 22 guests and 29 crew members on board. All have been placed in isolation in the boat itself, currently stationed in Neematighat.”
They have also placed the staff of Thengal Manor—a hotel in Titabor where the American tourist had stayed on February 22—in isolation.
Reports stated that the Bhutan government has traced roughly 90 persons with whom the American tourist have came into contact since March 2 when he arrived in Bhutan from India. (Inputs from various sources)