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COVID-19 hits India : Six more CISF personnel test positive

| @indiablooms | Apr 04, 2020, at 09:36 am

Thane/UNI: With six more members of the CISF stationed at Kharghar testing positive the total of positive cases of the jawans of the BSF has now now gone up to 11, a health report said here.

In an official release here the Konkan Divisional Commissioner Shivajirao Daund said that of the 139 officials and 12 employees serving them five jawans tested positive earlier.

Daund ordered that 146 officials or jawans should be kept in the quarantine ward of the MGM Hospital. When the test on them was carried out it was revealed that six of them were COVID 19 positive.

The release also said that consequent upon the isolation of the BSF officials or jawans the further hazard has been averted and due to the speedy decision of the administration.

Two independent wings have been prepared for them at the MGM hospital and all the facilities needed for them have been provided there itself and trained medical officials are attending on them.

The timely action of the divisional commissioner has averted a threat to the citizens of Navi Mumbai it was stated.

Instructions have been issued by Daund that in case any patient is found to be COVID-19 positive then the concerned administration should take note of the same and act, the statement added.  

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