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MARGAO
Fishing crew members and others, who had arrived in the state during the lockdown, will not only be quarantined for 14 days even if their tests come negative, but the employer will bear the expenses for it.
In a move that may act as a deterrent for employers bringing migrant labourers into the state illegally, the authorities have now decided that they will be mandatorily quarantined for 14 days.
Around 20 migrant fishing crew members are presently quarantined at the Margao Residency after some of them sneaked into the state. While the owners have been told to foot their quarantine bill, the crew members will be quarantined at the centre for 14 days even if their tests come negative.
“It has been decided that the illegal migrants, who have arrived in the state will be quarantined for 14 days, notwithstanding their negative test. It has been further decided to make the employer or the person himself to foot the quarantine bill of 2500 per day per person,” health officials informed.
The quarantine centre at the GTDC-owned Margao Residency was virtually empty for over a week after playing host to around 130 persons, most of whom had come in contact with positive cases during the initial days of the lockdown.
