SHILLONG, May 27 - Five more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya today, taking the total number of active cases to seven.
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said five persons who returned from Delhi-Haryana have tested positive. �They are at the Corona Care Centre, Shillong, and are asymptomatic,� Sangma said.
The State Government reiterated that those returning to the State from different parts of the country would have to strictly follow the guidelines laid down by the Government. They have to register on the �Corona Web App� and undergo temperature screening, rapid test and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test if they have returned from �high-risk areas outside the State.�
The State Government has set up various screening points across the entry points. Districts have also been empowered to handle entrants. Those arriving in the State, are transported to quarantine facilities and kept there till their test results arrive.
Those testing negative are allowed to go home, but have to remain in quarantine for 14 days and maintain a diary which they have to strictly follow and update on a daily basis.
Quarantined homes are visited by district surveillance units to keep tabs on the health of the people. Moreover, the Government has asked the people living under quarantine to contact the district helpline number or 108 if they develop COVID-19 symptoms.
Meanwhile, the Meghalaya High Court today gave a directive that those under quarantine must be made aware (by the State Government through the public address system and the media) to adhere to �protocols as prescribed� by the Government.
�With regards to any violation of the said protocol, it is felt necessary that the said persons be also made aware of the consequences and the repercussions under law,� the High Court said.
