A coronavirus 'super-spreader' in India who refused to self-isolate sparked an outbreak that left 40,000 people in quarantine, officials say

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• A coronavirus "super-spreader" who refused to self-isolate prompted the quarantine of about tens of thousands, officials said.
• The "super-spreader" did not self-quarantine after traveling to Italy and Germany, and attended a large Sikh festival in India in mid-March.
• The man died shortly after the festival, and was posthumously diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
• His diagnosis prompted officials to lock down 20 neighboring villages in northern India in a bid to contain the spread.
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A coronavirus "super-spreader" who refused to self-isolate after traveling prompted the quarantine of about 40,000 people in India, officials said.

Residents from 20 villages in northern India have been quarantined after coming in contact with a 70-year-old man at a Sikh festival of Hola Mohalla, which attracts about 10,000 per day of the six-day festival in mid-March, BBC reported.

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