YAMUNANAGAR 12 Delhi natives quarantined
Twelve persons belonging to Trilokpuri of Delhi were quarantined in an educational institute in Pipli Majra village of Yamunanagar district on Tuesday. They were on a religious visit to the district since February 29. Jogesh Kumar, BDPO, Pratap Nagar, said: “They came to Bombey Pur vilalge on March 19. Since then they had been staying in the village mosque.” He said the administration came to know about them on Tuesday and conducted their health check-up. Civil Surgeon Dr Vijay Dahiya said theyy ahd no Covid symptoms. TNS
AMBALA 4 back from Nizamuddin isolated
Four persons, who returned to Ambala Cantonement on Tuesday evening after attending a religious gathering at a mosque in the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, were isolated at a local hospital and their samples sent for testing at the PGIMER, Chandigarh, said Civil Surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh here. He said of these four, two were natives of Nepal, one of Sri Lanka and another of Bhiwandi in Maharashtra. Dr Singh said the Muslim community in the district was approached by the health officials to look out for all those who had returned from the Delhi mosque. TNS
KARNAL dhaba owners, waiters screened
The district administration started scanning the health of dhaba operators and waiters as the authorities believe people going towards Punjab and Chandigarh before the lockdown might have stopped there for food. Most of the dhabas are locked at present, but workers are still staying put at some places. The health officials inspected 20 dhabas on the NH-44 and screened the staff. DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said none of the dhaba operators or waiters had any symptoms so far. The health officials even examined 900 migrant labourers, who are at three shelters homes of the city. TNS
KAITHAL 8 held for lockdown violations
Eight persons have been arrested from three different places for violating lockdown directions in Kaithal district. Those arrested are Baljit Singh, Surinder Singh, Gurjeet Singh, Inderjeet Singh and Manvinder Singh, Vikas, Parteek and Suresh. Separate cases have been registered against them. SP Shashank Kumar Sawan has warned the violators of strict action and urged the people to remain vigilant and act like responsible citizens. OC
MAHENDRAGARH 2 samples test negative
The samples of two persons admitted to the isolation ward at the Civil Hospital in Narnaul here on Tuesday tested negative for Covid. The duo was suffering from fever and dry cough during home quarantine. Civil Surgeon Dr Ashok Kumar said one of the persons returned to Rewari from Kerala some days ago while the second one works in Gurugram. tns
KURUKSHETRA 1 booked for spreading rumors
The Kurukshetra police have booked Vikas Verma, a resident of Ismailabad, for spreading rumours regarding Covid-19. Dr Jagir Chand said he runs a hospital in Ismailabad and his son and several nephews live in Italy. He alleged that Vikas Verma spread incorrect messages through his number that Dr Jagir’s nephew was suffering from Covid virus. Due to spread of wrong information, the doctor claimed to have suffered losses. A case has been registered against Verma under sections 188, 269, 270 and 505 of the IPC. TNS
