Woman who returned from SA to Chandigarh jumps home quarantine, goes to 5-star hotel

Chandigarh | Saturday | 4th December, 2021

Summary:

Chandigarh, Dec 3 (PTI) A woman who returned to Chandigarh from South Africa two days ago allegedly broke home quarantine and went to a five-star hotel here, prompting authorities on Friday to order strict action against her for violating Covid protocols for travellers, especially those arriving from "at-risk" countries where Omicron variant has been detected.

After returning from South Africa, the woman reached a housing society in Sector 48-B here on December 1, according to an official order.

On December 2, she broke the quarantine protocol and went to a five-star hotel here in the evening and later left the hotel late in the night to go back home, it said.

She has allegedly violated the home quarantine Covid protocol for international travellers from "at-risk" countries.

The Health Department authorities here ordered that strict action be taken against her for violating the quarantine protocol.

The director, Health Services, has been asked to arrange for an RT-PCR test of all the staff of the hotel immediately.