Bantwal: Bantwal taluk has been completely sealed down after a woman from the Bantwal died of COVID-19 at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday.

The deceased, a resident of Kamat Lane near Venkataramana Temple in Bantwal Taluk, died on Sunday morning and the reports of her samples returned as COVID-19 positive in the evening.

Five-kilometer surrounding area near her house on Kamat Lane has been classified as containment zone, inner buffer zone, and buffer zone.

The 500 meter radius around the deceased woman's house has been flagged as containment zone and has been sealed down. 

The 1 kilometer range around the deceased woman's house has been identified as the Inner Buffer Zone, and the Health Department staff will visit every house in this zone to check the health of every resident. 

Besides this, Asha workers will be visiting all the homes in this range and will be keeping a close watch and create awareness about the coronavirus.

The third is the buffer zone, which is the radius of 5 km from the house of the deceased woman. Coronavirus is more likely to spread in these areas, so all orders to avoid spreading the virus, including social distancing, are strictly enforced in the vicinity.

The administration has also warned people of initiating legal action in case any resident is found to be violating the instructions.

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Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.

In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.

“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.

Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.

Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.