Two officer couples in Punjab have been self-isolating athome as a precaution to prevent the risk of spreading the coronavirus afterreturning recently from Italy and Switzerland, an official said on Friday.
They are Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sandeep Garg,who is the Senior Superintendent of Police of Sangrur, and his wife, SurbhiMalik, who is the Chief Administrator with Patiala Development Authority.
The another couple is Deputy Commissioner of Mohali, GirishDyalan, and his IPS wife, Avneet Kondal, who is the Senior Superintendent ofPolice of Fatehgarh Sahib.
Both the couple has been quarantined for 14 days, said anofficial. They returned to India on March 3.
The state government issued an advisory on March 6 sayingall officials who have gone on ex-India leave would be quarantined for 14 dayson the return as a precaution.