26 Navy personnel in Western Naval Command test positive for coronavirus

The Indian Navy continues to actively support the national effort in the fight against Covid-19

In a major development, 26 Indian Navy personne,l serving at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai, tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), triggering concerns among the top military brass. The Navy personnel are a part of INS Angre, a logistics and support facility of the Western Naval Command.

They are undergoing treatment at a naval hospital in Mumbai, a PTI report said quoting the sources. The Navy has launched a large-scale contact tracing operation to track the people who may have come in contact with the sailors.

Most of these cases are "asymptomatic" and primary cases, traced to a