New Delhi: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man, part of a battalion has tested positive for COVID-19 in New Delhi, a senior official said on Wednesday. The soldier, working as a nursing assistant, has been admitted to an isolation ward in a Delhi hospital. The official said the constable was asked to undertake a coronavirus test in Delhi at the end of his leave period on April 7 before joining his unit, as per the standard operating procedure.
He was already in 14-day quarantine and his result was reported positive on Tuesday. Before The soldier’s parent unit is deployed in Kupwara district in north Kashmir. Early this month, a doctor of the paramilitary was found positive for COVID-19.
