People arriving at the Delhi airport from abroad being stamped “Home Quarantined” on their forearm after medical checks, in the wake of COVID-19.
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People coming from abroad have to undergo two different medical checks and are being stamped at the second screening point
Delhi has begun stamping the forearms of people, who have been advised home quarantine in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
In a crackdown on people who have been advised home quarantine but are found travelling/mingling in public, authorities have begun stamping the hands of people with an indelible ink similar to the one used to mark voters.
Most of them have a travel history.
In Delhi, people arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from abroad are being checked for COVID-19, and if directed to remain at home, are being stamped ‘Home Quarantined’. It also states “Proud to protect Delhiites. Home quarantined,” and has a date showing when the person was stamped.
“We started stamping people, who are directed at the airport to be home quarantined, from yesterday [Wednesday] eveni