District Collector K. Gopalakrishnan at the crash site at Calicut International AirportMALAPPURAM14 August 2020 14:45 ISTMalappuram District Collector, Sub-Collector, Assistant Collector, and District Police Chief among 24 officials tested positive so far. Exactly one week after the Air India flight tragedy, two dozen key Malappuram district officers who supervised the rescue and relief operations at Karipur tested positive for COVID-19. After District Police Chief U. Abdul Kareem tested positive on Thursday, the results of District Collector K. Gopalakrishnan came as positive on Friday. Coronavirus India lockdown Day 143 live updatesAdvertisingAdvertisingDistrict Medical Officer K. Sakeena confirmed that Sub-Collector Anju K.S., Assistant Collector Vishnu Raj and 20 other officers too have tested positive for COVID-19. Several areas, including Kottakkal Municipality, Kondotty Municipality, Othukkungal panchayat, Pallikkal panchayat, Pulikkal panchayat, and many wards in Niramarathur, Wandoor and Chaliyar panchayats have been declared as containment zones.

Source: The Hindu August 14, 2020 09:17 UTC