A sudden surge in the positive cases for coronavirus in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has prompted authorities to carry vigorous exercise of identifying people who had been in contact with the positive Covid19 persons.
On Sunday, five females from Uri tested positive forCovid19, bringing the total number of positive cases in Uri to seven.
The two persons tested positive for the virus on Saturdayhail from Sultan Dhaki and Amlok Colony Uri. Their travel history shows thatthey were at Jamia Masjid Samba in Jammu and were part of a Tablighi JamaatIjtima. They had returned to Uri on March 15. The five females tested positiveon Sunday are the family members of two persons tested positive for the viruson Saturday. An official of GMC Baramulla said, “Around 20 family members ofthe two positive persons were shifted to GMC Baramulla where they are beingtested for Covid19. So far five of them have tested positive,” he said.
An official said that the after attending Ijtima at SambaJammu, the duo, soon after their arrival at Uri, took part in an event calledas ‘Jode’ organised by Tablighi Jamaat at Masjid Noor Uri. The event wasattended by 120 persons. They all have been quarantined. “Since the event wasattended by a large gathering, the administration soon identified all of themand shifted them all to an administrative quarantine facility at Shahkoot Uri,”said Naveed Iqbal, deputy magistrate Sub division Uri.
Authorities have declared Sultan Dhaki and Amlok colony Urias red zones. The people of the area have been asked not to venture out fromtheir homes.