In the worst-affected Kerala that has over 126 tested positive so far a 2016 batch IAS officer put in isolation in Kollam after coming back from UK jumped his quarantine and headed for Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh in the middle of coronavirus pandemic. Over 126 people have tested positive in Kerala so far. As per the Kerala government information, the Kollam Sub Collector is said to have left on for Kanpur on March 21, a few days before a three-week countrywide lockdown began to check the spread of coronavirus that has affected close to 700 people in the country. It has claimed almost a dozen lives so far. He had returned from the UK in the first week of March. The Kollam administration put his driver, personal security guard and secretary in isolation after his disappearance came to light. His disappearance has also embarrassed the government which is hard pressed to enforce quarantine norms.
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By IndianMandarins - 2020-03-27 10:57:00
In the worst-affected Kerala that has over 126 tested positive so far a 2016 batch IAS officer put in isolation in Kollam after coming back from UK jumped his quarantine and headed for Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh in the middle of coronavirus pandemic. Over 126 people have tested positive in Kerala so far.
As per the Kerala government information, the Kollam Sub Collector is said to have left on for Kanpur on March 21, a few days before a three-week countrywide lockdown began to check the spread of coronavirus that has affected close to 700 people in the country. It has claimed almost a dozen lives so far.
He had returned from the UK in the first week of March. The Kollam administration put his driver, personal security guard and secretary in isolation after his disappearance came to light. His disappearance has also embarrassed the government which is hard pressed to enforce quarantine norms.
