Mandya, April 6 -- With five Moulvis, who visited Nagamangala and Malavalli in the district after returning from Delhi's Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat testing positive for COVID-19, the Mandya District Administration has declared the two taluks as Containment Zones (Red Alert Zones).

The Moulvis are said to have toured Nagamangala and Malavalli taluks for religious campaign after returning from Delhi last month. The authorities, who traced the contacts, have kept 24 persons of Nagamangala under isolation while 7 persons from Malavalli, who had attended the Jamaat and 18 members of their families are under isolation.

With the two taluks being declared as Containment Zones, the authorities have enforced complete lockdown in Nagamangala, Mala...