11 Army men test positive in Kutch

Rajkot: At least 11 personnel of the Indian Army tested positive for the Covid-19 virus in Kutch on Saturday. According to Kutch district administration, those testing positive on Saturday had come in contact with a Covid-19 infected Army personnel earlier, said district development officer Prabhav Joshi. As many as 15 personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) had tested positive for coronavirus earlier in Kutch. A total of 143 people have been infected with Covid-19 virus in Kutch till date of which seven have died.
Defence PRO Punit Chadda said that the jawans who tested positive on Saturday had returned from leave. “As per rule those returning after leave have to remain in quarantine for 14 days. However, one of the jawans in our quarantine facility developed symptoms of Covid-19 and when tested, in confirmed infection,” said Chadda. He added that those who tested positive on Saturday had come in contact with the infected person, but they were all asymptomatic.