A government school teacher in Arunachal Pradesh has set up a temporary ‘screening centre’ on the border with Assam for returnees to his State. This followed a month after Manipur Assembly Speaker Yumnam Khemchand established a “different” quarantine centre for returnees in his constituency Singjamei without government support. District Health officials said he was allowed to operate the screening centre as he had basic training in methods used by government doctors. He has screened more than 300 people since setting up the screening centre on Monday. Laudable initiativeEast Siang district Deputy Commissioner Kinny Singh appreciated Mr. Panyang’s voluntary service to the villagers.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2020 18:35 UTC