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KNZ NEWS DESK

Bandipora, Apr 15: Authorities in Naidkhai area of Banipora have decided to collect the samples of some health workers who have reportedly procured milk from the milkman who was tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday.

Tehsildar Naidkhai, Abdul Ahad Raina told KNT that they are on job and have asked some health workers not to be part of the team that conducts door-to-door survey to trace the contacts of the infected milkman.

“This is our duty and we won’t take any chances,” he added.

Locals demand that some health workers posted at Primary Health Centre Naidkhai who were buying milk from this milkman should be quarantines and test in the interest of general public.

They said that irony is that a health worker was in touch with this milkman is the part of the team that conducts door-to-door survey to trace contacts. “Please quarantine those health workers who have come into contact with this milk man in the interest of people,” they said. (KNT)