Coimbatore: Residents Arasur panchayat close Thennampalayam, that stepped from the homes on Sunday without masksin for a rude shock when police rounded up them and gave them a tour of neighborhood crematoriums and cemeteries.
Coronavirus has claimed numerous lives that there’s not any space to conduct last rites, they have been advised.
“We clarified by not wearing masksthey have been placing their own lives and others’ lives at risk,” explained that a panchayat official.As many as 300 cases are reported at Arasur and Arabian panchayats each day, ” the official said.
“Nearly 9 percent of daily instances are reported out of here.
Many children without comorbidities are perishing because of this virus.” This past year, throughout the Covid-19 early tide, Arasur panchayat had been the very first from the district to quarantine itself entirely.
Officials decided to not let anybody from outside to go into the village for 2 weeks.
The citizens affirmed the choice.