A 31-year-old migrant worker died after a snake bit him at a quarantine centre in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district on Sunday morning, officials said.
The incident took place in Kirna village, Mungeli Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Chitrakant Chali Thakur said.
"Migrant worker Yogesh Verma had returned from Pune in Maharashtra on Saturday. He was at a quarantine facility in a government school in the village. He was sleeping on the floor in the verandah outside his room when he was bitten by a snake. He died during treatment in a nearby hospital," the SDM said.
The man's family was given immediate assistance of Rs 10,000 and a compensation of Rs 4 lakh will be paid out after completing necessary formalities, he added.
"The panchayat staff have been told to make sure no one sleeps outside their rooms in quarantine facilities," the official said.
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