Containment plan in three areas of Nilgiris extended

TNN | Apr 7, 2020, 04:49 IST

Udhagamandalam: With four people testing positive for Covid-19 in the Nilgiris district, the containment plan in sealed areas in Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri will be extended further, said collector J Innocent Divya.
On Sunday, the government declared four out of eight people, who were being monitored in isolation wards in Ooty government headquarters hospital for the past six days, positive for Covid-19.
The remaining four tested negative.
However, they will remain in the hospital for 14 days from their admission. Samples of throat swabs and blood will be sent for repeat tests, said the collector.The four confirmed patients were shifted to ESI hospital in Coimbatore on Saturday night.
The eight people had attended the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in New Delhi from March 21 to 23, and had returned to Ooty on March 24.
“The areas, where the four positive Covid-19 patients live, namely Kandal in Ooty, Rajaji Nagar in Coonoor and Lower Bazaar in Kotagiri, will remain sealed for an extended period”, said Divya. The government will soon test all primary contacts of the four confirmed cases.
As many as 1,312 people, with a travel history have been kept under quarantine. About 770 people have completed the prescribed quarantine period of 28 days. The remaining 442 are under home quarantine and are being monitored by the health department officials in the district, she said.