The NITI Aayog building in the national capital Delhi has been sealed for 48 hours after a director-level staffer tested positive for Covid-19, a senior official informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi| The NITI Aayog building in the national capital Delhi has been sealed for 48 hours after a director-level staffer tested positive for Covid-19, a senior official informed on Tuesday.
“A director-level officer working at NITI Bhawan has been tested positive for Covid-19. Today at 9 am, he got his report, and then he informed authorities,” Alok Kumar, an adviser to NITI Aayog informed news agency PTI.
He also informed that those who came in contact with the positive patient have been told to go into self-quarantine.
“We are following necessary protocol and the health ministry has been informed and all the due processes will be followed. So, we are closed for 48 hours,” Alok Kumar further added.
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Lately, the Aviation Ministry headquarters was also sealed after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 who had visited the premises on 15 April.
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