Chhattisgarh: 3 People Home Quarantined After Returning From Ebola- Affected Nations
The three people who arrived in Durg district from the Ebola-affected countries fall under the first category.
Raipur: Three people, including a foreigner, have been home quarantined after the returned from Ebola-affected countries to Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, officials said on Thursday.
Of the three, two are Indians and one is a Ugandan national, officials said.
The district health officials however said that none of them has a history of contact with infected persons or has shown any symptom of the disease.
According to Durg district collector Abhijeet Singh, a woman arrived in Durg from the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 31, while two other travelers reached Bhilai in the district on June two from Ethiopia and Uganda.
All three have been placed under home isolation for 21 days after they were found to have no symptoms of the disease and no history of contact with infected persons, Mr. Singh said.
The health officials are monitoring their health twice a day through phone and they have been advised to immediately inform the tracing team, health department, control room or the office of the Chief Medical and Health Officer if they experience any discomfort or symptoms during their quarantine period.
According to Durg Chief Medical and Health Officer Dinesh Dani, passengers arriving from abroad are clinically screened at airports and categorized based on symptoms.
People falling under the first category are asymptomatic and have no history of coming in contact with infected persons, those coming under category two have no symptoms but a contact history and people falling under third category comprise symptomatic ones.
The three people who arrived in Durg district from the Ebola-affected countries fall under the first category.
