The district administration has set up 4,678 isolation rooms in 291 COVID-19 centres across the district to house people coming from abroad and red zone localities in other States. COVID-19 care centres have been arranged in hotels, homestays, resorts, lodges and hostels. More facilities would be converted into COVID-19 centres if needed. Meanwhile, the second train from the district carrying stranded migrant workers to Bettiah in Bihar departed from Alappuzha on Thursday. Earlier in the day, migrant workers from Chengannur, Mavelikara and Kuttanad taluks were transported to Alappuzha railway station on KSRTC buses in compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines.

Source: The Hindu May 07, 2020 18:18 UTC