The Indian state of Maharashtra is using long-term hand stamps on coronavirus patients as an accountability measure to warn the public that the bearer may be affected by the disease.
T 3473 – Stamping started on hands with voter ink, in Mumbai .. keep safe , be cautious , remain isolated if detected .. pic.twitter.com/t71b5ehZ2H [1]
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 17, 2020 [2]
Authorities will stamp the hand of a patient that reads “HOME QUARANTINED,” along with an expiration date.
The ink reportedly lasts for 14 days.
Four passengers were pulled off a train in the country after being spotted with hand stamps.
ALERT- Garibrath operating between #Bandra [3] terminus and #NewDelhi [4] was stopped at #Palghar [5] railway station after four passengers who were home quarantined were seen travelling in the train. @shailesh505 [6] @SachinKalbag [7] @WesternRly [8] @htTweets [9] pic.twitter.com/bj5GffvTa2 [10]
— Aroosa ahmed (@iAroosaAhmed) March 18, 2020 [11]
According to Asian News International, the four had flown from Germany into India before they were spotted.
Chief Public Relation Officer, Western Railway: 4 persons suspected to have #COVID19 [12] who had flown down from Germany&were heading to Surat, were deboarded from Garib Rath train in Palghar today. They had 'home quarantine stamp' on their hands, still they were defying the protocol pic.twitter.com/o24vk9LtQK [13]
— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2020 [14]
The news agency said the individuals were “defying the protocol.”
This piece originally appeared in TheAmericanMirror.com [15] and is used by permission.
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