West Bengal: Employees of Rifle Factory Ishapore test Covid-19 positive

KOLKATA: A total of 32 employees attached to defence production unit 'Rifle Factory Ishapore' (RFI) in West Bengal have so far tested positive for Covid-19, an Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) official said on Saturday.
The factory has been operating with 100 per cent staff strength to meet its production and supply commitments, according to an RFI official.
"RFI is strictly operating as per the Ministry of Health circular dated May 18," the OFB official said.
He said that 14 employees of RFI have tested positive, of whom three persons have recovered.
Another 18 personnel from Defence Service Corps attached to RFI had tested positive, of whom four have already recovered, he said.