Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- New Delhi: As India carries out one of the world's biggest rescue mission for stranded Indians abroad, Vande Bharat, amid novel coronavirus pandemic, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued additional guidelines for quarantine of returnees from abroad, their contacts and isolation of suspects or confirmed cases in private facilities.

In the guidelines issued on Thursday, the Health Ministry has said there are a large number of facilities such as hotels, service apartments, lodges which remain unoccupied due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel and tourism. There are also instances where people who don't have the requisite space at home may opt for such facilities. This is likely to reduce the press...