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26 Ludhiana students stuck in Kota reach home amid lockdown
Soon after their arrival, they were screened at the civil hospital and were recommended home quarantine for 14 days
As many as 26 students from Ludhiana, who were stranded at the coaching hub, Kota in Rajasthan, amid the nationwide lockdown reached their hometown on Monday afternoon.
Soon after their arrival, they were screened at the civil hospital and sent home on 14-day home quarantine recommendation.
According to district administration officials, the students did not have exhibit any symptom of Covid-19.
The students were dropped home in the transportation facilities arranged by the district administration.
A 20-year-old student preparing for engineering entrance exams at Kota, Ashish Rana, said, “When the number of positive cases gradually increased to 160 in Kota, I got very upset and was eager to come home. I am thankful to the state government for arranging a bus for the stranded students.”
Another medical student, Parkash Kumar, from Haria village, Ludhiana, said, “I was residing in a paying guest accommodation and before lockdown, I was getting three meals a day. But gradually I started getting only two meals a day. Due to lockdown, we had to face difficulties in getting sufficient food. When I got to know that the state government will send buses for stranded students, I felt relaxed. During the entire journey from Kota to Ludhiana, I was thanking God and the government officials.”
