Sullia taluk office declared containment zone

Mangaluru: The taluk office in Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district has been declared a containment zone after officials tested positive for Covid-19. Four officials have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the results of many others are yet to come.
Sullia tahsildar Anitha Lakshmi said that swabs of 27 staff were collected after they were found to be the primary contacts of the four employees who got infected. “Initially, one of our village assistants tested positive, and the next day three more of our employees tested positive. All the village assistants have been sharing the same office premises. Hence, every one working in the office is being treated as a primary contact. Swabs have already been collected from 27 staff in the taluk office, and the results for the same is yet to be received,” she said.
In order to avoid unnecessary crowding, the office has been declared a containment zone. However, official works will continue, she said. “People may contact me or officials over phone for their official work. Similarly, we have also kept an application box outside the office for the convenience of the people. All official work being processed though the office will remain in a containment zone for 10 days, as a precautionary measure,” the official added.
On Tuesday, Sullia taluk reported 23 fresh cases of Covid-19, with a daily test positivity rate of 1.8%. With this, the taluk has 354 active cases. There is also the threat of Covid-19 spreading in the taluk, as it borders Kodagu district and Kasaragod district, where the positivity rate is high.