KR Nagar tahsildar tests positive, office sealed

Mysuru: KR Nagar tahsildar office was sealed down after the tahsildar tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. Fifty of the primary and secondary contacts have been asked to be home-quarantined.
DC Abhiram G Sankar has confirmed the development.
Meanwhile, KR Nagar MLA and former minister S R Mahesh said that he has been advised 14-day home isolation after the tahsildar tested positive. “I don’t have any symptoms.As I don’t want to cause any problem for others, I will follow the 14-day home quarantine norm,” he said.
The MLA also said that his swab sample has not been collected yet for testing.
According to the district health authorities, the swab samples of over 40 persons have been collected in KR Nagar. “All the contacts of the tahsildar have been asked to be home-quarantined,” the authorities said.
He is the first tahsildar level officer who tested positive in the Mysuru district.