HYDERABAD: A post-funeral gathering turned out to be a virtual super spreader in Telangana with 22 members of an extended family testing positive for Covid-19.
Up to 38 people who were left behind for ceremonies following the death of an older family member in Suryapet, about 130 km from here, were screened on Thursday and 22 of them tested positive, said a Friday. Official of the Department of Health. Since they were all asymptomatic, they were recommended home isolation, he said.
Other protocols such as contact tracing and sanitation work have been initiated, the official said, adding that contacts tested so far have not been infected by the coronavirus.
The older person died a week ago, and members of the extended family settled in different locations, gathered and stayed in the district’s host city for post-death ceremonies.
Initially, one of them, a patient with tuberculosis, was recommended by a doctor to test for Covid-19 and it turned out to be positive for the virus.
This led to extended family members to voluntarily undergo Covid-19 testing at a government hospital.
The official highlighted the need to take precautions such as maintaining social distance and wearing masks to prevent Covid-19.
Up to 38 people who were left behind for ceremonies following the death of an older family member in Suryapet, about 130 km from here, were screened on Thursday and 22 of them tested positive, said a Friday. Official of the Department of Health. Since they were all asymptomatic, they were recommended home isolation, he said.
Other protocols such as contact tracing and sanitation work have been initiated, the official said, adding that contacts tested so far have not been infected by the coronavirus.
The older person died a week ago, and members of the extended family settled in different locations, gathered and stayed in the district’s host city for post-death ceremonies.
Initially, one of them, a patient with tuberculosis, was recommended by a doctor to test for Covid-19 and it turned out to be positive for the virus.
This led to extended family members to voluntarily undergo Covid-19 testing at a government hospital.
The official highlighted the need to take precautions such as maintaining social distance and wearing masks to prevent Covid-19.
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