PYUTHAN: The nine local government units in Pyuthan have begun collecting the details of the people who recently returned home from abroad.

Two municipalities and seven rural municipalities have started the work in wake of the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

The decision was taken also in consideration of the increasing number of people coming back from abroad, said Pyuthan municipality ward no. 9 chair Nehar Singh KC. So far the details of 25 persons have already been collected.

They have been urged to observe self-quarantine. All the foreign returnees have been asked to observe 14-day self-quarantine.

Health team from every ward are visiting from home to home to meet them and aware them of the need of quarantine.