Authorities at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Administration Academy (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie of Uttarakhand have said that 33 officers training at the institute have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). There are 428 officers training under the 95th core course on campus that began on October 13.
“33 officers in training have tested positive for Covid at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. A total of 428 officer trainees are on campus for the 95th core course. The academy is taking all measures to break the chain of Covid-19 spread accordingly, ”LBSNAA tweeted. “… with Government guidelines. Food and other necessities are being delivered to the officers in training in their shelters by personnel who have been adequately equipped with protective equipment, ”he added.
The academy was sealed off for two days on Saturday after officers found positive for Covid-19, according to the ANI news agency. The officers found to be infected were quarantined and 150 people were examined, while the remaining personnel were also investigated. “A team from the health department has been dispatched to the academy campus from Dehradun. Medicines and other essential items have also been sent, ”said Dehradun District Magistrate Dr. Ashish Srivastav, according to the ANI news agency.
All officers participating in the four-month basic course are new members of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Police Service (IPS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and cadets from various other central government services. .
There are 4,674 active cases of Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, 64,393 people have recovered so far, and 1,138 have succumbed, bringing the total to 70,205, according to data released by the Uttarakhand government.
The Uttarakhand government recently postponed the decision to reopen universities in the face of increasing Covid-19 cases. This comes on the heels of 80 teachers in 84 schools in five blocks of the Pauri district in Garhwal division tested positive for the coronavirus disease.
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