COVID-19 lockdown: Army helps labourers stranded in J-K's Poonch
Apr 22, 2020, 22:56 IST
Jammu, Apr 22 () The Army extended help to nine labourers stranded in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, a defense spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The labourers were going from Srinagar to Thanamandi Through the Mughal road and had run out of basic amenities, he said.
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The Army personnel provided them with food and other essentials, the spokesperson said.
Later, the labourers were educated on preventive measures against COVID-19 and shifted to a quarantine facility, he added. AB AD(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)