The 25- year-old trainee made eyebrows increase when he became the first in Chittoor district to be declared COVID-19 positive. Tirupati, which was already tense in view of its big pilgrim tramp with the possibility of carriers being among the visitors to the town in the weeks before the lockdown, was outraged at the news and blamed the vigilant authorities and even the victim for supposed negligence. After going through the injury and stigma and staying in the State isolation facility, the young man emerged unscathed.When his fortnight-long stay ended, he was released on April 9 upon testing unfavorable twice. Bubbling with self-confidence and energy, he reached home for another round of house quarantine for a fortnight to be doubly sure.The individual, whose family hails from Yerpedu mandal of Chittoor district, transferred to the close-by Srikalah
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