A pastor who conducted prayer at homes inside a coronavirus containment zone her in Idukki district, has tested positive for covid19.
It is said that complaints from local residents, police and health workers nabbed the pastor who is a Pattumala native. The pastor was taken to a quarantine centre at Peerumedu and was fined Rs 25,000 for violating Covid19 regulations. He tested Covid19 positive in the test conducted afterwards.
According to reports, the ward 13 in Peerumedu panchayat was listed as a containment zone.
The Pastor held prayer meetings in different homes violating the strict instruction from health officials not to visit other homes.
Now all the people who were in contact with the pastor, including residents of the houses he visited, will have to undergo quarantine.
The Health department is preparing a list of the people who were in contact with the pastor. Officials are planning to implement more regulations in the area.
