District Magistrate's Office sealed after eight test positive for COVID-19

On Wednesday, New Delhi District Magistrate's office was sealed after 8 civil defence volunteers working there tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. All those who came in contact with the 8 personnel will be tested for coronavirus, a senior official said, adding that contact tracing has also been undertaken to ascertain who came in their contact.

The 8 personnel who tested positive were deployed at the district disaster management authority control room for COVID-19 inside the District Magistrate's office complex, officials said.

Officials added that he office was sanitised & sealed after their test report came & all the senior officers, including the District Magistrate & staff members, worked from home.

The 8 personnel were involved in fieldwork like distribution of masks. They have been admitted at the YMCA care centre. The total no. of coronavirus cases in Delhi climbed to 7,998 after 359 fresh cases were reported, a bulletin by the Health Department said. It said that 20 deaths took place in April & May as per case sheets received from hospitals & audited by the COVID-19 death committee. 

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