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10 Mumbai Cops Test positive For Covid-19 After Catching Infected Thieves

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Two teams of 5 members each, involved in arresting, interrogating, and taking them to the court, have now tested positive for Covid-19.

Mumbai| At least 10 policemen from Nehru Nagar police station In Mumbai’s Kurla were found Covid-19 positive after they arrested a gang of thieves in a case of hop break-in recently.

The policemen tested positive earlier this week and are being treated for the same.

The policemen solved the case of theft in an electronic shop in Mumbai’s Chembur. Based on tip-off last week, they arrested 7 members of the gang. After the arrest, the accused were remanded in police custody and their samples were sent for coronavirus test.

Five of the seven accused tested positive for coronavirus, after which the policemen who came in contact with them were also tested. Two teams of 5 members each, involved in arresting, interrogating, and taking them to the court, have now tested positive for Covid-19.

The five accused, however, are being treated in JJ hospital under police watch.

On Friday, 3493 cases of coronavirus infections were found and 127 patients died in Maharashtra. More than 55 thousand infected have been found in Mumbai. NCP leader and cabinet minister Dhananjay Munde was found positive.

Maharashtra remains the worst affected state with 101141 cases. Among them 49628 are active cases, 47796 have been cured whereas the death toll is at 3717.

The state is followed by Tamil Nadu with 40698 cases and Delhi with 36824 cases. Gujarat remains the fourth most affected state with 22527 cases and 1415 deaths.

 

 

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Shahid Afridi Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi has tested positive for Covid-19. Afridi, in his tweet, informed that he has been feeling unwell since Thursday.

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi has tested positive for Covid-19. Afridi, in his tweet, informed that he has been feeling unwell since Thursday.

“I’ve been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly. I’ve been tested and unfortunately I’m covid positive. Need prayers for a speedy recovery, InshaAllah,” Shahid Afridi posted on his Twitter handle.

After Taufeeq Umar and Zafar Sarfaraz, the Pakistani all-rounder is the third cricketer to be infected with the coronavirus.

Lately, Afridi was involved in lot of social work during the Covid-19 pandemic via the ‘Shahid Afridi Foundation’. He had also asked Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh to post a video asking people to contribute to his foundation.

Shahid Afridi sparked a new controversy after he made several objectionable comments on the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Though, this isn’t the first time Afridi has made remarks against an Indian government.

Afridi, in a video that made rounds on the internet, could be heard saying, “The bigger disease than coronavirus is in Modi’s mentality. And that disease is a disease of religion. They are playing politics based on religion. The kind of atrocities he’s been committing against our Kashmiri brethren just two kilometers away from here, he will have to provide answers in this world and to God as well.”

Gautam Gambir, the Indian opener and MP from the ruling BJP, took to Twitter and responded in a strongly-worded tweet. Gautam and Afridi haven’t really gotten along with each other on-field or off the field.

Gambhir said, “Pak has 7 lakh force backed by 20 Cr ppl says 16 yr old man @SAfridiOfficial. Yet begging for Kashmir for 70 yrs. Jokers like Afridi, Imran & Bajwa can spew venom against India & PM @narendramodi ji to fool Pak ppl but won’t get Kashmir till judgment day! Remember Bangladesh?”

 

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