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Indian Army reports first COVID-19 case

INDIAN Army reported its first positive coronavirus case on Wednesday (18).

A 34-year-old soldier has tested positive for the infection in Leh, army sources said.


The soldier, a resident of Chuhot village in Leh, came in contact with his father, who had returned from a pilgrimage in Iran by an Air India flight on February 20 and tested positive for COVID-19.

He is currently in quarantine at the Ladakh Heart Foundation since February 29.  Before being quarantined, the soldier's father had met the family members.

The soldier was on leave from February 25 and rejoined duty on March 2, sources said, adding he was quarantined on March 7 and tested positive on March 16. Even the soldier's brother has tested positive, sources said.

The soldier has been isolated at the Sonam Nurboo Memorial (SNM) Hospital. His sister, wife and two children are also quarantined at SNM Heart Foundation.

"Even though the soldier had rejoined duty, he was helping his family during his father's quarantine period and stayed at Chuchot village for some time," reports said.

As per reports, all those who have come in contact with the soldier have been quaratined. However, the numbers are not revealed.

According to health officials, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 151 with fresh cases reported from various parts of the country.

The cases include 25 foreign nationals and the three persons who died in Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

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