An Indian physician stands close to a disinfectant tunnel exterior a hospital the place most COVID-19 sufferers are being handled in Jammu on April.6, 2020. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Srinagar Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Secretary of SMC together with 11 different Corporators, have self-quarantined after the councillor examined optimistic for coronavirus.
- News18
- Last Updated: May 6, 2020, 11:56 AM IST
Srinagar: A Corporator on the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), who examined optimistic for coronavirus on Tuesday, is going through fees for hiding his brother. The latter was declared contaminated three days in the past.
Corporator of Kawdara Srinagar Majid Shulu is going through police fees of hiding his brother at his residence. It is reported that the brother travelled to Kashmir from Delhi by way of a truck and ignored obligatory lockdown tips of reporting journey historical past to native authorities.
The District Development Commissioner of Srinagar, Shahid Choudhary hinted of taking authorized motion quickly after Information18 broke the information of the councillor’s check report.
“After weeks of efficient management, some recent Covid-19 circumstances could possibly be traced to illicit journey. Legal motion will occur.” Choudhary tweeted.
It was solely after a neighbour alerted native administration about his arrival, that he was picked for testing. The man examined optimistic on May 2.
The Mayor Junaid Mattu, together with different senior SMC officers and employees have been self-quarantined. “We are asking individuals to return ahead for quarantine and framing an inventory of contacts of the Corporator,” mentioned SMC Commissioner Gazanfar Ali.
An officer within the administration mentioned that 11 Corporators have already been quarantined.
Some officers are demanding FIR in opposition to the councillor and his brother for hiding the journey historical past and placing the lives of sanitation staff at risk.
“There needs to be an investigation, how the brother of this Corporator arrived house when even inter-district motion is banned,” requested a Corporator.
Concerns over doubtless virus unfold amongst high officers on the SMC have been expressed because the Mayor and Deputy Mayor had been involved with the Corporator and have attended many conferences with different administrative officers of Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir registered 15 new circumstances of Covid-19 on Tuesday, taking the entire tally to 741. Out of those, 320 have recovered and eight sufferers have died because of the illness. Many individuals had hidden their journey historical past leading to a spurt in circumstances within the valley.
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