A teacher of North Corporation deputed at dry ration distribution center has tested positive for coronavirus. The civic body has placed eight staffs that came in contact with him under home quarantine.
Assistant director of the corporation has issued a circular instructing remaining staff that came in contact with teacher to go on home quarantine.
In view of Information received from centre in charge regarding a teacher who was deputed at dry ration distribution centre running at MCPS Adarsh Nagar contracting Covid 19, eight employees are directed to remain at home quarantine for 14 days with immediate effect.
“They were also instructed to get themselves tested for Covid -19 infections.
The distribution centre has been sanitized and distribution process has temporarily been suspended and shall resume its functioning from tomorrow,” it said.
A senior north Corporation official said that out of our total strength of almost 58,000 employees, a total number of 60 staff of North Corporation have tested positive for Covid-19. “It is to be noted that almost all our staff is front-line in the on-going battle. Out of 45, 37 are hospital personnel and eight are field staff,” he said.
On Sunday, at least six health care staff of Hindu Rao Hospital including doctors, paramedics and other medical workers had tested positive for coronavirus after coming in contact with an infected person. Ten healthcare workers, including seven doctors, of the Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19 till date, he said.
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) had quarantined 69 hospital staff after they were suspected of being contracted with the dialysis patient who tested positive for Covid-19, he said. The hospital is being sanitised every day and the welfare of the staff is being looked after by North MCD, he added.