A Supreme Court judge and his family have gone into self-quarantine in Delhi after their Cook tested positive for coronavirus.
Sources have state that, Cook tested for COVID-19 after returning from leave and may have contracted the highly contagious disease while he was away.
Health officials suspect that cook caught the viral infection during the period of leave. SC Judge and his family have been put under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
Supreme Court judges, who were conducting hearings on videoconference from home amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, resumed hearings in courtrooms from Tuesday.
"As a precautionary measure to contain spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection under the prevailing conditions, the Competent Authority has been pleased to direct that the advocates may wear "plain white-shirt/white-salwar-kameez/ white saree, with a plain- white neck band" during the hearings before the Supreme Court of India through Virtual Court System till medical exigencies exist or until further orders," an official notification on Wednesday read.
A few days back, Apex Court's Employee had tested positive for coronavirus and later, two registrars and few security personnel from Delhi Police deployed in the Supreme Court were quarantined.
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