In a shocking incident, one of the top jewellers of Hyderabad, who threw a lavish birthday party attended by more than 100 people, succumbed to coronavirus on July 4. The party has led to spread of virus among those who attended it.

Shockingly, another owner of a top jewellery chain, who had attended the party, too, died of COVID-19 on the same day. Officials have suspected the host to be the source of infection. Two days after the event, the host, who owned an expensive jewellery store in Himayatnagar area of the city, developed COVID-19 symptoms and was admitted to a private hospital. Contact tracing of the attendees have been initiated by the health officials.

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These are super-spreaders due to whom the number of positive cases has gone up in Hyderabad. In spite of so much publicity, some people just refuse to follow rules. Birthday parties, family gatherings to celebrate a birth, or youths getting together to welcome a foreign returnee are reasons for emerging COVID-19 hotspots. Asymptomatic persons attending huge gatherings like this are spreading the infection,G Srinivas Rao, Director of public health, told a daily.