Uttar Pradesh: 18 more PAC jawans land in Covid net

LUCKNOW: Eighteen more jawans of 47th battalion of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, taking the total to 63 from June 15, about 70% of total 85 in the unit.
A jawan of PAC 32nd battalion based in Krishna Nagar was also found positive. With this, total 66 PAC constables have been found infected so far.
The two sections of the 47th battalion had moved from Meerut and Ghaziabad to Lucknow on June 5 and 7 respectively and were camping at an institute near polytechnic crossing and Bandariya Bagh near Gautam Palli. After the first case was reported on Monday the entire battalion was quarantined at the Police Modern School, Gomtinagar. Later, when all jawans were tested 42 came positive on Tuesday.
"As one of the constables developed fever and respiratory problems in quarantine, the PAC administration requested us to test again those who had come negative earlier. In the second round of tests, 18 came positive for infection," said Dr KP Tripathi, incharge, district infectious diseases unit.
Two PAC constables -- one each of 10th and 12th battalion -- had also tested positive.
A similar outbreak has been witnessed among railway cops deployed at Charbagh railway station with 43 railway cops being diagnosed with the disease so far.
At the call centre monitoring CM’s helpline, 88 staff members and their 16 contacts have tested positive till date.