An Argentinian tourist has been quarantined at a hospital here in Assam's Silchar on Tuesday as a precautionary measure amid the novel coronavirus scare, an official said.
Luis Lisando was travelling by Silchar-Guwahati Express and the medical team at Silchar station referred him to the S M Dev Civil Hospital.
The tourist did not have any symptoms of the disease but he has been quarantined as a precautionary measure, the official said.
The Argentinian had been to Nepal recently and was planning to visit Myanmar next as part of a world tour, the official added.
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