We subsequently informed authorities to take charge and start the contact tracing process. “As time was running out, we decided to hand over the contact tracing responsibility to Tewari and put in place pre-emptive measures. But this time we were able to start contact tracing right away and saved crucial time in cautioning those who interacted with the person,” said Singh. When authorities failed to turn up for the second day after the first Covid case was detected, I decided to volunteer for contact tracing. On June 4, divisional commissioner Ashok Sangwan directed HSVP to coordinate contact tracing of Covid-19 patients.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2020 18:29 UTC