4 contacts of newly wed man test +ve, 3-day curfew in Wardha

Wardha: Four relatives including wife and mother of the 33-year-old newly wed man from Shivramwadi of Pipri (Meghe), who was found Covid-19 positive in Pipri (Meghe) on Wednesday, also tested positive on Friday. Test reports of 15 of his close contacts are awaited.
To prevent a spike in infections, the Wardha district administration has imposed a three-day curfew in Wardha city and adjacent nine gram panchayats (GPs) from 8pm on July 10 to July 13 midnight.
Swab samples of 30 relatives and close contacts who were home quarantined were collected on Wednesday and Thursday. The man’s wife, 23, and mother, 51, were reported positive on Friday morning. An 18-year-old youth and 13-year-old girl, both Itwara residents who are close relatives and attended the marriage, tested positive in the afternoon.
“Reports of 15 samples were received. Of them 11 tested negative and the four new patients have been admitted to Kasturba Hospital in Sewagram,” said district health officer Dr Ajay Dawale. Reports of 15 samples were awaited till filing of this report.
The marriage took place on June 30. Only 50 guests were allowed at the marriage as per the lockdown guidelines but hundreds of people reportedly attended the ceremony.
Avinash Dev, secretory of district BJP unit and ex-ZP member for Pipri has requested the district collector that all the “300 people who had participated in the pre and post marriage programs should be quarantined and tested” while expressing concern that the area could become Covid-19 hotspot of district.
As per the lockdown order issued by sub-divisional officer Suresh Bagale for the city and nine GPs, only essential shops will be allowed to remain open during the three days. The GPs include Sawangi (Meghe), Pipri (Meghe), Umri (Meghe), Sindi (Meghe), Borgaon, Masala, Satoda, Nalwadi, Natala.
As news of complete lockdown spread, people rushed to markets to buy essential goods, leading to overcrowding.
A 65-year-old woman from Wani in Yavatmal district, who was admitted to Kasturba Hospital on July 8 , tested positive on Friday. Her close contacts have been quarantined and their swabs samples have also been sent for testing.