Chandigarh, March 12, 2020: Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan and his wife, Fatehgarh Sahib Senior Superintendent of Police Avneet Konadal, are undergoing quarantine for 14 days in their house after they returned from Italy, which is in grip of coronavirus, on March 3.
The couple had also visited Switzerland. They had gone on ex-India leave on February 25.
Speaking to Babushahi, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the couple, will remain in quarantine till March 18 according to rules laid down by the state government.
From March 6 onwards, Punjab government had made it mandatory for all its employees who had gone on ex-India leave to undergo self-quarantine for 14 days after they return. The government also advised it employees not to travel abroad.