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The book trader, who tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday night, had visited Zirakpur and continued with his business despite the lockdown, said the Health Department.
The book trader runs a shop in a congested book’s market and sold several books in the city during the lockdown.
Now, those people — who dealt with him — are at risk of getting affected.
In the absence of the source of the infection, Patiala Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit, on Friday evening, had to make a public appeal to people to come forward.
He requested the customers, who purchased books from the trader, to come forward.
DC pointed out that a class 8 student of a private school, St. Peters, had purchased the books, therefore, people should come forward as early as possible to make screening promptly — for the COVID-19.
Sources informed that the Health Department is facing another Herculean task to trace the contacts of the book trader because he is said to have distributed books to over 100 people.
Patiala Deputy Commissioner assured that any lax in issuing the pass will be dealt with accordingly.
The virus is not home-generated:
Meanwhile, the Health Department said the virus had been brought to the district from the outside because both, social worker and book trader, had made multiple visits out of the city during the lockdown.
The Health Department added that it appeared that the virus was brought from outside because any local source of infection could not be traced. Notably, only these two and their family members have been tested positive.
