AOC roads shut after 10 +ve cases, detour for 3.5 lakh

SECUNDERABAD: Local military authorities at the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) centre has blocked all four civilian roads Allahabad Gate, Wellington Road, Gough Road and Safilguda Railway Junction leading to the AOC centre after 10 Covid-19 cases were be detected from the personnel lines.
The roads were earlier being closed twice every day between 6.30 am to 8.30 am and 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm.However, from Sunday, they will be completely shut, causing nearly 3.5 lakh commuters to take a detour of at least three to six kilometres.
Though it is mandatory to collect the data of the patients and the hospital they are admitted to, the army authorities are tight lipped about the Covid-19 cases.
It is learnt that they had refused to share the credentials of the patients details with the state government.
“After we came to know about the new cases at AOC centre, we approached the authorities. But they denied to share the information with us. We then sent a report to our officials that positive cases have been reported in the area but we don’t have details about them,” sources in medical and health department told TOI.
“All the affected patients at personnel lines have been shifted to military hospitals in Trimulgherry and Golconda. We wanted to conduct a survey to trace the primary and secondary contacts but were bluntly told by the defence officials to stay away. They told us that they have enough medical teams to deal with the situation,” a state government official said.
Meanwhile, the residential welfare associations of Malkajgiri, Safilguda, Sainikpuri, Neredmet and Yapral appealed to the defence authorities to release an official notification or display the dates and timings regarding the closure of civilian roads.