CRPF jawan diagnosed with Coronavirus symptoms, forces on high alert

Security forces in Chhattisgarh have been put on high alert to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak after a jawan from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) reported back on duty with mild fever and cough—the symptoms of devastating Coronavirus. The jawan hailing from Kerala had been posted in the Sukma district.

During his leave, he had gone to Alleppey government hospital for his mother’s treatment where three tourists from Italy with Coronavirus symptoms were kept in isolation.  

A senior CRPF official told Business Standard that the jawan after reporting on duty stayed with other colleagues in the barrack