A delegation of parents whose wards are admitted at quarantine centers here expressed concern over the ‘casual approach’ of authorities towards infection control at the accommodations.
“Our wards are being exposed to new entrants every day,” adistraught mother of a female student quarantined at a Srinagar facility saidtoday. Her daughter is housed in a guest house, on the outskirts of Srinagar,where she said. “Today, while my daughter had been quarantined for sixth day,they (authorities) brought in some new people with travel history ofKazakhistan and other affected areas,” she said while expressing concern overthe fresh exposure to possible carriers of COVID19.
Another parent, whose ward was recently housed in an uptownfacility said the manner in which quarantine is being imposed is putting livesat risk. “If anyone in the quarantine has any symptom, they need to be scoopedout but they are not,” he said. He said that he would not be surprised if apositive case infects many in the quarantine facility.
Parents demanded spaciousquarantines where one person is housed in one room and regular fumigation ofthe facilities. “ideally, home quarantine was the best option for our wards,but that was not to be,” one parent said. He appealed the authorities to takethe safety of people in quarantine as “utmost priority”.