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 …
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