New Delhi: According to reports, at least 50 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, who were deployed for relief work after Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19. The officials said more than 170 personnel have been tested till now after they returned to their base in Cuttack, Odisha.
These personnel were tested on the basis of contact tracing after one of them deployed in West Bengal was found infected a few days ago.
Most of them are asymptomatic and have been admitted to hospital isolation facilities.