<p class="title">The Covid-19 test samples of 68 people, including jail staff, the municipality staff and the police involved in shifting the accused in the Padarayanapura violence, were on Monday reported to be negative.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People in the district heaved a sigh of relief following the reports. With this, the district will continue to remain in the green zone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“It is satisfying that the reports have come out negative. But the people whose samples were tested and their kin will continue to be in quarantine as a precautionary measure. They will be under constant quarantine and their throat swab samples will be tested again for Covid-19 after 10 to 12 days, for final confirmation,” district health and family welfare officer Niranjan told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seal down measures will continue to be in force in and around the jail area here for a few more weeks, the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The area in a radius of 100 metres from the district jail here has been declared a containment zone and all activities have been prohibited in the area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">All commercial establishments and offices in the area, except the office of the deputy commissioner, will remain closed. While the area in a radius of 1 km will come under severe zone, that in a radius of 5 km will come under Corona buffer zone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The violence accused had been shifted to the jail here on April 21. With five of the accused testing positive, they were shifted to the Hajj Bhavan in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is now expected that the district will get exemptions meant for green zone, including for industries, road and building works. A total of 60 people were quarantined, 64 new samples sent for tests in the district on Monday. </p>
<p class="title">The Covid-19 test samples of 68 people, including jail staff, the municipality staff and the police involved in shifting the accused in the Padarayanapura violence, were on Monday reported to be negative.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People in the district heaved a sigh of relief following the reports. With this, the district will continue to remain in the green zone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“It is satisfying that the reports have come out negative. But the people whose samples were tested and their kin will continue to be in quarantine as a precautionary measure. They will be under constant quarantine and their throat swab samples will be tested again for Covid-19 after 10 to 12 days, for final confirmation,” district health and family welfare officer Niranjan told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seal down measures will continue to be in force in and around the jail area here for a few more weeks, the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The area in a radius of 100 metres from the district jail here has been declared a containment zone and all activities have been prohibited in the area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">All commercial establishments and offices in the area, except the office of the deputy commissioner, will remain closed. While the area in a radius of 1 km will come under severe zone, that in a radius of 5 km will come under Corona buffer zone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The violence accused had been shifted to the jail here on April 21. With five of the accused testing positive, they were shifted to the Hajj Bhavan in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is now expected that the district will get exemptions meant for green zone, including for industries, road and building works. A total of 60 people were quarantined, 64 new samples sent for tests in the district on Monday. </p>
