Kasaragod, Jul 26: First funeral, now wedding. Forty-three persons who attended a wedding at Pilankatta in Chengala panchayat in Kasaragod on July 17 have tested positive for Covid-19, said district medical officer (DMO) A V Ramdas.
They include the bride and the groom. Collector D Sajith Babu has asked all those who attended the wedding to go into home quarantine for 14 days. Those with Covid symptoms should get in touch with the nearest primary health centre, he said.
The DMO said samples of 128 persons linked to the wedding were tested, of which 43 turned out positive. Earlier, 44 persons who attended a funeral in Cherkala in the first week of July had tested positive. The funeral was declared a cluster and the government had to test 522 persons linked to the funeral.
The collector said those taking part in funeral or weddings without following the Covid protocol would be booked under the Kerala Epidemic Diseases Act. If convicted, they would face up to two years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of `10,000. Kasaragod police said they will register a case in connection with the wedding.
Pilankatta ward member Abdulla Kunhi K B said it was not a big fat wedding. The ceremony held at the bride’s house at Pilankatta was attended by less than 100 people, he said.“Theirs is a big family with four houses in one compound.
As many as 30 members are staying in these houses,” said Kunhi. Nine of the 30 have tested positive.Of the 15 guests, who came from the bride’s mother’s house, 12 contracted the infection. “The rest of the infected persons were among the groom’s guests,” said Kunhi, who did not attend the wedding. The groom and the bride’s father returned from Dubai three months ago.
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According to a report published in Jayakirana, a Mangaluru based Kannada eveninger on Thursday, the incident took place on Saturday, but it came to light belatedly. The same report was published in Varthabharati Kannada daily on Friday.
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GO RAKSHAK IS AN IMPOTENT TEAM. If they are really worried for Cow. They should come together to punish BJP men. It clearly shows that they are not worried for cow, they just want to get the benefit from cow voters during the election.
Saffron party not worried for cow. They are utilizing cow for their vote bank. If they are real worried then how India reached no.1 position in beef exporting, and modi government gives discount on the import of beef cutting machinary. Hindu people blindly believe their leaders and they utilize their voters like cow.
Complete F A K E NEWS....
Just saying 'According to the reports'......
Register a case IF the REPORT S are TRUE......
WHY hesitating, Aaj Ka Yudhistir?????
saffrons like eating beef very much than other ....
give them cow dung to eat and cow urine to drink. come on go rakashak
chaddigalu saar chaddigalu
Naren go ka mutra peene ko gaya....
Where are go rakshak sangh who usually force like this people to eat Gomuthra and Cowdung ? Why this time they disappear?
Go(ld) Mutra effect....
Everybody knows who are the real mafia. What can we expect from them when they made india no.1 by selling/exporting their so called gowmatha flesh into the international market .
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Real face of BJP in india,.
this s totally fake news.
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