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Thirteen NHRC employees test positive for Covid-19 in last ten days

The NHRC office is located in the six-storeyed Manavadhikar Bhawan in INA area in south Delhi

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Amritsar: A medic collects samples from a man for COVID-19 swab tests at Civil Hospital, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Amritsar, Thursday, June 11, 2020. (PTI Photo)(
Press Trust of India
1 min read Last Updated : Jun 22 2020 | 1:41 AM IST
Thirteen employees of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), including some senior officials, have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past ten days, sources said on Sunday.
 
The NHRC office is located in the six-storeyed Manavadhikar Bhawan in INA area in south Delhi.
 
“Thirteen employees have tested positive for Covid-19, including some senior officials. We have informed the surveillance team of the government. Many people have gone into home isolation already and full contacting-tracing is being done,” a source said.
Sources said these cases have come up in the last ten days, adding that several employees were coming to office after the lockdown was eased.
 
"From Wednesday-Friday this week, floor nos. 5 and 6 were closed for sanitisation. Maximum cases have been reported from floor no. 5," the source said.
 
Recently, a team of NHRC, led by its member, had visited the LNJP Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility under the Delhi government, for on-spot inspection.

Topics :CoronavirusLockdownNational Human Rights Commission