21 Navy Sailors In Mumbai Test COVID-19 +ve

Saturday, 18 April 2020Newsdesk

In Mumbai 21 sailors of the Indian Navy have been tested positive for coronavirus. The sailors have been quarantined at a naval hospital in the city. This is the first set of coronavirus or COVID-19 cases being reported in the navy. A massive operation to trace people who may have come in contact with the sailors is on.

New Delhi, 18 April 2020

As per news report of NDTV, the Navy has made it clear that no officer or sailor serving on board any warship or submarine has been infected. All 21 sailors reside in the accommodation at INS Angre, a shore-based depot that provides logistical and administrative support to naval operations of the Western Naval Command.

Source -NDTV