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Hyderabad: Barber tests positive for coronavirus in Malkajgiri
Hyderabad: A 44-year-old barber was tested positive for coronavirus on Monday here at Hanumanpet in Malkajgiri.
The barber, Praveen is said to have developed the symptoms of coronavirus such as cough and fever, two days after he opened the shop a week ago. On the suspicion of being infected with the coronavirus, the man went to a private hospital on Saturday. After his reports turned positive, he was shifted to Fever hospital in the city.
The sanitation workers disinfected the shop and his house. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to trace the primary and secondary contacts of the patient. The tests were held on barber's wife, son and his two employees and a five-year-old. All were home quarantined.
It is learned that around 50 people are said to have had a hair cut or shave in the shop since he opened the shop. The authorities launched a hunt to trace all the contacts of the barber.
