Telangana: Sircilla village in lockdown after Omicron case

HYDERABAD: A village in Rajanna-Sircilla district is in a self-imposed lockdown for 10 days after a man who returned from Gulf tested positive for the Omicron variant.
All shops, hostels and other establishments remained closed in Gudem village of Mustabad mandal on Thursday following a decision taken by the villagers voluntarily.
“We came to know about the variant spreading in other countries but we are sad that a person belonging to our village is affected by Omicron. Their family members have also tested positive for Covid-19,” a villager said.
Along with health staff, villagers have traced the primary contacts of the Gulf returnee and they have also been asked to be in home isolation.The self-imposed lockdown of the village, locals said, was a unanimous decision taken by everyone as they did not want the Omicron variant to spread.