The Prakasam district administration on Sunday rolled out the cluster containment strategy in Chirala, where an elderly couple who had returned from Delhi after taking part in a religious congregation tested positive for COVID-19. About 20 persons, who had come in contact with the couple, were shifted to the Government General Hospital here. “We are in the process of testing all those persons who have come in contact with the couple and others in the cluster,” said District Medical and Health Officer K. Padmavati, while overseeing the implementation of the cluster containment strategy by health workers. None of the persons in the cluster was allowed to come out of their houses. Distribution of essential commodities in Chirala slated for Sunday was deferred to a later date.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2020 18:33 UTC