Groom tests positive, bride & 10 others quarantined

Kanpur:A 25-year-old man who got married on June 19 tested positive for coronavirus on June 21, following which the bride and their family members and guests who attended the function were quarantined in Kakwan Billhaur area of the district.
The man, a resident of Vishdhan locality of Kakwan in Billhaur, has returned on June 14 from Delhi where he works in a private firm. He got tested before marriage on June 17 and his sample came out positive after marriage.
The bride and 10 others who attended the ceremony have been quarantined. Kakwan Community Health Centre in-charge Dr Dharmendra Rajput said, “Further action is being taken according to the Covid-19 protocol. Eleven persons including bride have been quarantined. Their other contact tracing is still underway as we have received the information that few more contacts are there in the village. It is being verified and a health team is camping in the village.”
“On June 14, he returned from Delhi. On June 15, he started showing Covid-like symptoms, after which his sampling was done on June 17. On June 19, he got married to a girl in Baidi village of the district. His test report came positive on June 21,” he said.
“Since the newly wedded married had come in contact with the man, hence she along with 10 others including family members and guests were sent into institutional quarantine on June 21,”said Dr Rajput.