Cops at Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Matoshree sent to quarantine after tea-seller turns positive

About 160 members of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackery’s security team have been quarantined in Bandra East and their swab samples have been taken for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) test, civic health officials said on Tuesday.

The decision was taken after a tea seller close to Matoshree, Thackeray’s residence in Kalanagar, tested positive on Monday. He has been admitted at the Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Municipal Hospital in Jogeshwari.

“Around 160 staffers in the CM’s security squad who possibly came in contact with the tea seller have been quarantined for necessary tests,” said Daksha Shah, deputy director of the health department, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).