HYDERABAD: The spread of Covid-19 in villages across the state is reflecting initial scenario of virus spread in Hyderabad where functions and social gatherings led to more positive cases.
Dozens of such instances have been reported in the state where social gatherings such as marriages, funerals and other occasions have led to positive cases in the villages. Apart from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), five districts have reported 5,000 and above cases.
These districts include Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri (more than 20,000 cases), Karim Nagar (around 6,000) and Khammam (around 5,000 cases) while Nizmzabad is set to touch the 5,000 mark soon.
“During the lockdown period, there was strict implementation of measures, but there is mobility within villages because of social occasions and asymptomatic people travel in buses, so almost all villages have cases now. Some villages have more cases due to social gatherings,” Dr Harsha, district medical health officer (DMHO), Suryapet district said.
In Mahbubnagar’s Gopanpally village, 17 people were infected after attending a local wedding. Though all are recovering, the residents of the village are panicked. In Jangaon district’s Chagal village, 53 people were infected after attending weddings in last 10 days. In Govindapur village, 73 people got infected. After attending the ceremony related to death of Dubbak MLA Ramalinga Reddy in Chittapur village in Siddipet district, 72 people were infected.
At another village in Balvanthpur in Jagtial district, 62 people were infected after attending a wedding. In Vanpatri district’s Kottapllai village, people had lunch after a local event and 52 people were infected. In Pangidipally village, Warangal Urban district, 42 people tested positive. “Initially there was much awareness on social distance and wearing masks, but in cases of infection spread in villages, masks and social distance are not being maintained. This has to come from the public only because we are already six months in since the pandemic began,” Dr Kiran Madala, associate professor, Government General Hospital of Nizamabad said.
District officials say that the social stigma is very high in villages with more cases, leading to more panic.
Dozens of such instances have been reported in the state where social gatherings such as marriages, funerals and other occasions have led to positive cases in the villages. Apart from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), five districts have reported 5,000 and above cases.
These districts include Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri (more than 20,000 cases), Karim Nagar (around 6,000) and Khammam (around 5,000 cases) while Nizmzabad is set to touch the 5,000 mark soon.
“During the lockdown period, there was strict implementation of measures, but there is mobility within villages because of social occasions and asymptomatic people travel in buses, so almost all villages have cases now. Some villages have more cases due to social gatherings,” Dr Harsha, district medical health officer (DMHO), Suryapet district said.
In Mahbubnagar’s Gopanpally village, 17 people were infected after attending a local wedding. Though all are recovering, the residents of the village are panicked. In Jangaon district’s Chagal village, 53 people were infected after attending weddings in last 10 days. In Govindapur village, 73 people got infected. After attending the ceremony related to death of Dubbak MLA Ramalinga Reddy in Chittapur village in Siddipet district, 72 people were infected.
At another village in Balvanthpur in Jagtial district, 62 people were infected after attending a wedding. In Vanpatri district’s Kottapllai village, people had lunch after a local event and 52 people were infected. In Pangidipally village, Warangal Urban district, 42 people tested positive. “Initially there was much awareness on social distance and wearing masks, but in cases of infection spread in villages, masks and social distance are not being maintained. This has to come from the public only because we are already six months in since the pandemic began,” Dr Kiran Madala, associate professor, Government General Hospital of Nizamabad said.
District officials say that the social stigma is very high in villages with more cases, leading to more panic.
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