A healthy Hungarian cyclist with no health ailments has been quarantined for nearly two months at a hospital in Chhapra Sadar town in Bihar’s Saran district. The foreign national who has been identified as Victor Zicho was caught on a highway by policemen after he quietly left the quarantine facility to continue his journey to Darjeeling, West Bengal. After being brought back, Victor in a video appeal is seeking release from the quarantine centre and was quoted as saying, “You brought a healthy man into a hospital. Can you imagine being in a hospital for 55 days in a healthy condition?
Later in a major respite, the plight of the national reached the ears of Tejashwi Yadav who assured him help. On Tuesday, the Bihar Opposition leader reached out to Zicho through video conferencing and assured him of assistance during his stay in Bihar. Yadav also offered to relocate the Hungarian traveller to Patna for better facilities. “Spoke to Mr. Victor Zicho, a stranded Hungarian citizen & assured him of all possible assistance. Also directed District administration to ensure quality food & stay for him. Spoke to top officials to explore what best could be done to relocate him. Our guests in Bihar are our responsibility,” the RJD leader tweeted. Yadav had earlier shared the video on Twitter and condemned the poor treatment of foreign nationals by the state government.