Srinagar: A corporator of SMC, a resident of Narwara Srinagar, on Tuesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus. His brother had tested positive for the disease on May 1.
The development has prompted Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to move around a dozen corporators as well staff associated with Mayor and his deputy to quarantine.
Nodal Officer Dr Saleem Khan confirmed that the corporator has tested positive for the pathogen.
Commissioner, SMC, Gazanfar Ali told a local news agency that the corporators and the Mayor and deputy mayor’s staff was moved quarantine soon after reports were received.
The brother of the Corporator after arriving in the Valley from outside J&K had concealed his travel history and was living with his family.
After neighbours informed district administration Srinagar about him, was put in quarantine on April 28 and tested positive on Friday last. (With Inputs From GNS)
