Berhampur, April 26 -- Defying the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, as many as 38 labourers including some fishermen reached Odisha from Chennai on Saturday after a five-day journey along the sea route, all in an attempt to be back to their respective villages. However, as soon as they arrived in Sonepur under Chikiti block of Ganjam district, they were detained by the marine police.
Speaking to OTV, Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange informed that all of them will be compulsorily sent to quarantine centres and their swabs will also be sent for testing. "All the returnees will be taken to quarantine centre, where they will stay for 14 days. As a precautionary measure, their swab samples will be collected and tested for COVID-19," s...