All 38 persons from Belathuru village in Chamarajanagar district, who had been quarantined in the wake of the visit of a police head constable from Bengaluru, were sent home on Friday after they tested negative for COVID-19.
The district administration had quarantined them after receiving information that the head constable, who was visiting his relatives, had tested positive.
Though the head constable tested negative during a retest and his earlier positive result was attributed to confusion during swab collection and sample testing, health officials in Chamarajanagar were not willing to take any chances. The administration collected the samples of all 38 quarantined persons and sent them to COVID-19 testing.
Chamarajanagar District Health Officer Ravi said the authorities were also awaiting the results of the head constable’s samples from the National Institute of Virology, Pune, for a confirmation of the retest result.
The border district of Chamarajanagar, which is a green zone as of now, has been carrying out rigorous screening at its check-posts bordering Tamil Nadu and Kerala, besides districts such as Mysuru, Mandya and Ramanagaram in the State.
