Coronavirus Lockdown: 391 Stranded students of Assam reached Guwahati from Kota
There was a sense of happiness among the students on coming back home.
Guwahati – Assam health minister Himanat Biswa Sarma received 391 students of Assam who were stranded in Kota, Rajasthan due to Coronavirus Lockdown. They reached Guwahati on Sunday after a three-day bus journey amid the nationwide lockdown. Mr Sarma aid that they would be quarantined for 14 days as a precautionary measure.
“After a long journey from Kota, 391 children are back with smiles and cheers. To ensure they and their families remain safe, we are putting them into 14-day quarantine,” said the state health minister.
After a long journey from Kota 391 children are back, with smiles & cheers. To ensure they & their families remain safe, we are putting them into 14-day quarantine. Today around 3 am, I & @Pijush_hazarika received them and ensured smooth shifting at Sarusajai Sports Complex. pic.twitter.com/2kg0SrQqkG
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 26, 2020
There was a sense of happiness among the students on coming back home.
“It feels great coming back home, as one normally feels when they come home. The journey back was a good one,” said one of the students from Kota.
Another student added: “There were no problems faced while coming back home. We were well-taken care off. It feels amazing to come back home and I am extremely grateful to the state government and would like to thank them for their effort.”
A student said that they were “badly stuck” in Kota and living there had become difficult as they were seldom allowed to go out to buy essentials.
“We were badly stuck where we were staying. It became difficult to survive over there. When we tweeted to the Assam Government, they were prompt in their response. We are thankful to what the health minister has done for us,” he said.
According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam has a tally of 36 positive COVID-19 cases of which, 19 have recovered and one patient has succumbed to the deadly virus, as of Sunday.
