After Jahangirabad area of Bhopal, administration has found a fresh red zone, Jaatkhedi, which has reported 38 covid19 patients within a stretch of 300m in the last 11 days. Jaatkhedi village, a densely populated habitat on Hoshangabad Road at Bhopal city outskirts has reported covid19 cases thick and fast in last 11 days.
Locals claim initially three cases were some working professionals who contracted infection from their employer’s house in the city. Soon the cases multiplied in the village.
These houses are mostly occupied by those who work with several houses in Bhopal and city and some who work as labourers.Days ago, the area was notified as containment zone. By Saturday, the positive cases have raced away to 38 sending administration into tizzy.
On Friday, collector Tarun Pithode and DIG Irshad Wali visited the area taking stock of the situation and also distributed soaps, sanitisers among the locals.
Between all positive cases reported from area, a marriage held here recently has been hitting headlines where the bride tested positive on the third day after coming to in laws home from Raisen to Jaatkhedi.Administration was quick to lodge the bride at AIIMS Bhopal and sent 32 of the marriage party into quarantine.
However, the groom’s family on Friday opposed administration claims saying the bride has tested negative for the virus and marriage party members are also healthy. We returned in two four-wheelers after the marriage, claimed the family. An FIR was also lodged against the family for carrying extra numbers of members in marriage party.
A local grocery shop owner is also said to have brought infection from Jahangirabad area, a red zone, from where he used to source his supplies. The administration however has accepted that there was some confusion in the case.
Meanwhile, the administration has made elaborate arrangements in village Jaatkhedi to check novel coronavirus spread.
The Health department staffers are collecting samples on war footing and has target of sampling around 1,000 locals. Two different teams are working in area with population of around 2,000. Locals are also home quarantined as a precautionary measure.