A quarantine centre is to be established in the Manipal teaching hospital premises. The quarantine is being established in order to help minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection.

A team led by Mayor of Janakpurdham observed the complex on Saturday. The team included representatives the security agencies as well as health experts.

According the Janakpurdham sub-metropolis will set up the quarantine to host up to 150 people. The area was deemed fit for a quarantine centre as it is away from human settlement. Any person suspected of carrying the Coronavirus will be put in isolation in the quarantine, said Deputy Director of the Health Directorate of State no. 2 Dr Bijaya Kumar Jha.