+VE MAN JUMPS QUARANTINE; NABBED IN HISAR

GURUGRAM:A 51-year-old man, who had tested positive for Covid-19 and had been quarantined at his home in Sector 109, was booked for allegedly violating quarantine regulations and travelling to his hometown in Hissar on Saturday, said the police.

He was later traced by authorities and quarantined in a facility in Hissar.

The police said the man, a vegetable vendor, had tested positive for Covid on May 28 and was placed in home isolation in an EWS flat in Sector 109.

His wife and two children had been living in Hissar for a few months when the man tested positive.

According to the police, on Saturday when a medical officer of the primary health centre in Daulatabad called on the man to check on him, he was reported missing.

“The patient told him that he had left for Hissar in his car. The medical officer immediately alerted the local police, following which health authorities in Hisar were also informed. He was traced later in the day and sent to a quarantine facility there,” said a police officer, privy to the investigations.

A case was registered against the man under Sections 188, 269, 270 and 271 of Indian Penal Code and Section

51 (b) of the Disaster Management Act.

GGM PARKS REOPEN AFTER 3 MONTHS

Nearly three months after they were closed down due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, the 793 parks in the city operated by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), reopened their gates on Sunday.

Despite an early morning rain, morning walkers, yoga enthusiasts, and people looking to exercise could be spotted in the parks with many saying this was the first time they were stepping outside their residential complexes since March 22.