Pune, Apr 5 (PTI) Eight Tanzanian nationals have been booked by Pune police for violation of home quarantine norms, an official said on Sunday.

They had come to India on March 5 and reached Pune on March 11, he said.

"They had tested negative for coronavirus at Naidu Hospital but were advised home quarantine as a precautionary measure. However, they were found loitering in the city. We have booked them under IPC, Epidemic Diseases Act and Foreigners Act," the official said.

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