In Telangana’s Suryapet, 22 members of a single family were tested positive for COVID-19. All those infected with the virus are said to have attended the funeral of a relative.
The incident came to light after a person who attended the funeral tested positive, following which the healthcare officials conducted tests on all the family members. According to DMHO Harshavardhan, the reports of all turned positive.
He said that none of them showed any symptoms but all were tested positive for the novel coronavirus. And so, the post-funeral gathering in Telangana turned into be a super spreader event.
38 people who stayed back for the ceremonies of an elder member of the family in Suryapet, about 130 km from Hyderabad, underwent screening on Thursday, of which 22 were tested positive.
Since all of them were asymptomatic, they have been advised home isolation, health department official told news agency PTI.
Other protocols like contact tracing and sanitation work…