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25 Indian Navy Personnel Test Positive For Coronavirus, Admitted To Naval Hopital In Mumbai: Report
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After eight coronavirus cases reported by the Indian army among its personnel, as many as 25 Indian Navy personnel have now been tested positive for the COVID-19 disease, reports Hindustan Times.
This reportedly marks the first instance of the Indian Navy personnel being tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus. The Navy personnel have since been admitted at the INHS Asvini naval hospital in Mumbai's Colaba.
According to the report, most of these cases are asymptomatic and have been traced to a single sailor who was tested positive on 7 April. They all reside in the same accommodation block at INS Angre.
All primary contacts (though asymptomatic) were tested for Covid-19. The entire in-living block was immediately put under quarantine - containment zone - and INS Angre too is under lockdown.
Earlier, eight personnel from the Indian Army had also tested positive for the deadly virus. Of the eight, two are doctors and one nursing assistant. Four out of the eight are responding well to the treatment.
“We have only eight positive cases in the entire Indian Army. Of the eight, two are doctors and one nursing assistant. Four are responding well to the treatment,” Army Chief General M M Naravane said on Friday (18 April).
The Army personnel who have not come in contact with any Covid-19 positive person are being moved back to units.
“Our personnel who have not come in contact with any infected person are being moved back to units. We have already catered for two special trains -- from Bengaluru to Jammu and the other from Bengaluru to Guwahati,” the Army chief added.
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