A corporator of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) hastested positive for Covid-19, prompting the authorities to shift dozens of hiscolleagues to a quarantine center.
According to news agency GNS, the brother of the corporator,who had returned from outside the union territory, had tested positive forCovid-19 four days ago.
The development has prompted the SMC authorities to movearound a dozen corporators as well as staff associated with the Mayor and hisdeputy to quarantine.
Nodal Officer, Dr Saleem Khan confirmed to GNS that thecorporator has tested positive for the pathogen.
Commissioner, SMC, Gazanfar Ali told GNS that thecorporators and the Mayor and deputy mayor’s staff was moved to quarantine soonafter the reports were received.