<p>The Karnataka government has decided to do away with institutional quarantine for returnees from Maharashtra and will enforce strict home quarantine for 14 days for them, state Health Minister B Sriramulu said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Addressing reporters at Udupi after a meeting at the deputy commissioners office, he said the houses of returnees concerned will be sealed down and they will be quarantined.</p>.<p>With the help of ASHA workers, home guards and police, their movements will be monitored, he said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-delhi-conducts-13543-tests-per-million-compared-to-national-average-of-3531-indias-tally-tops-27-lakh-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>Udupi has till Monday recorded 946 COVID-19 cases, majority of them returnees from Maharashtra.</p>.<p>The deputy commissioner will be the complete authority over the management of people coming from other states, the minister said.</p>.<p>The houses sealed will be provided with food kits through local organisations and symptomatic cases among returnees will be tested immediately.</p>.<p>In apartment complexes, only the flat in which a returnee stays will be sealed, he said.</p>.<p>Sriramulu said action will be taken against private hospitals found to be collecting exorbitant amounts from COVID-19 patients for treatment.</p>
<p>The Karnataka government has decided to do away with institutional quarantine for returnees from Maharashtra and will enforce strict home quarantine for 14 days for them, state Health Minister B Sriramulu said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Addressing reporters at Udupi after a meeting at the deputy commissioners office, he said the houses of returnees concerned will be sealed down and they will be quarantined.</p>.<p>With the help of ASHA workers, home guards and police, their movements will be monitored, he said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-delhi-conducts-13543-tests-per-million-compared-to-national-average-of-3531-indias-tally-tops-27-lakh-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>Udupi has till Monday recorded 946 COVID-19 cases, majority of them returnees from Maharashtra.</p>.<p>The deputy commissioner will be the complete authority over the management of people coming from other states, the minister said.</p>.<p>The houses sealed will be provided with food kits through local organisations and symptomatic cases among returnees will be tested immediately.</p>.<p>In apartment complexes, only the flat in which a returnee stays will be sealed, he said.</p>.<p>Sriramulu said action will be taken against private hospitals found to be collecting exorbitant amounts from COVID-19 patients for treatment.</p>