Staffer at Rail Bhawan Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Fifth Case in 2 Weeks in Same Building

Prior to this, a senior officer posted at the Rail Bhawan in Central Delhi on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus.

New Delhi: At a time when the coronavirus cases in the country have gone up to 1,38,845, a staffer at Rail Bhawan on Monday tested positive for CVID-19. Notably, this is the fifth case in less than two weeks in the same building.

Prior to this, a senior officer posted at the Rail Bhawan in Central Delhi on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus.

Some officials of Railway Board have recently tested #COVID19 positive. It's been decided to close all Offices of Rail Bhawan on May 26 & 27 for intensive sanitization. Offices at 4th floor of Rail Bhawan to remain close till May 29 for thorough disinfection: Ministry of Railways pic.twitter.com/maxVy7wddO

— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020

The officer, who was diagnosed positive on Sunday, had last attended work on May 20. At least 14 officials who worked closely with her have been sent to home quarantine, reports suggested.

The latest case of coronavirus comes days after another senior officer working at the Railways headquarters had tested positive for COVID-19, which was the third case from the building.

The officer was working on the cadre restructuring of the Railway Protection Force Service. She had last come to work on May 13.

After May 13, the Rail Bhawan was shut for sanitisation purposes for two days on May 14 and 15 as an RPF staffer had tested positive for the disease.