26 Navy personnel in Western Naval Command test positive for coronavirus

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NEW DELHI, APRIL 18, 2020 09:01 IST

They are undergoing treatment at a naval hospital in Mumbai, the sources said.
At least 20 Indian Navy personnel serving at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai have tested positive for Coronavirus , official sources said on Saturday...:tiphat:https://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...le31372533.ece

 

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Naval base put under lockdown in Mumbai after 21 personnel found COVID-19 positive


INS Angre is the shore-based logistics and administrative establishment of the Western Naval Command of the Navy.
18th April 2020 09:31 AM

By Mayank Singh
Express News Service

NEW DELHI: 21 serving personnel of the Indian Navy have been found COVID-19 positive on Saturday.

Navy sources told, “ A total of 21 serving personnel have been tested positive for COVID -19 within naval premises at Mumbai.”

This number includes 20 sailors of INS Angre, the source added.

INS Angre is the shore-based logistics and administrative establishment of the Western Naval Command of the Navy.

The source added, “Most of these are asymptomatic and have been traced to a single sailor who was tested positive on 07 Apr 20. Th...:tiphat:https://www.newindianexpress.com/nat...e-2131823.html

 

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Alarm in navy after 26 test positive at Mumbai facility

These cases have been traced to a single sailor who tested positive for Covid-19 11 days ago. All the sailors live in the same residential complex.

INDIA Updated: Apr 19, 2020 06:11 IST

Rahul Singh and Presley Thomas
In the single largest case of Indian military personnel being infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the navy on Saturday said 26 sailors from a key naval base in Mumbai have been placed under isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.

The sailors from INS Angre — a logistics and administrative support base under the Western Naval Command — are being monitored at the navy’s premier hospital INHS Asvini. These cases have been traced to a single sailor who tested positive for Covid-19 11 days ago. All the sailors live in the same residential complex. They are all in their 20s, except the oldest who is 47....
Meanwhile, the army confirmed that a lady officer posted at the Military Hospital, Dehradun, has tested positive for the disease and the necessary contact tracing was being done.:tiphat:https://www.hindustantimes.com/india...qLsKNTf7H.html