Visakhapatnam Agency gets its first Covid-19 case

Corona virus has reached agency, after a woman from Chintapalle tested positive for Covid-19. The woman is known to be a sanitation worker and was brought to Visakhapatnam for treatment.

Examinations are going on to know how the virus had reached the agency. All the contacts were traced and were tested negative. They were also quarantined for avoiding any further risk. 

Officials of Integrated Tribal Development Agency said that house to house survey is being conducted to know other suspected cases. They also said that Chintapalle is now a containment zone and the green zone tag has been removed.

Inputs from Praveena Varma