Though the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for containment zones mentions that the building where a positive case of COVID-19 is reported should be sealed, and there is no need to close other structures on in the premises, ward officers are sealing such buildings, too.

This is being done even if they are not in the same compound. The BMC is under pressure to stop the transmission of COVID-19, but the procedure of sealing buildings is putting pressure on residents as well.