Super-spreader: 25 Of Hyderabad Apartment Complex Infected After Birthday Bash

In a shocking development related to COVID-19 pandemic, as many as 25 residents of an Apartment complex in Madannapet of Hyderabad tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. The infected people include a pregnant woman and an 11-month-old baby. The news sent shock waves and triggered panic amid premonitions that they could have carried the dreaded virus to many more in the neighbourhood. Test reports of five other suspected cases from the apartment complex are awaited

With the news ringing alarm bells, the authorities quickly stepped in to tighten up preventive measures and break the possible spread of the virus within the locality. In one of the biggest operations within the GHMC limits, more than 4,000 nurses have been pressed into service to carry out screening tests in all the areas surrounding Madannapet.