In possibly the first case involving the armed forces, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed a Sergeant in quarantine as a precaution after the Delhi Police found that he had visited the Nizamuddin area during the time of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation last month.
Giving details here on Sunday, IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said the Sergeant came in contact with two other personnel and they all are asymptomatic. But as per procedure, all three have been quarantined. Investigation is on to determine if the Sergeant had actually attended the congregation, he stated. The families of the personnel have also been quarantined.
The Sergeant was identified by the police after they traced people present in the Nizamuddin area using phone records as part of efforts to identify those present during the congregation.
Once the information was known, the contact list of the Sergeant was ascertained and it was identified that he contacted two more IAF personnel, Nandi added.
Currently, the IAF is working on skeletal staff with majority working from home due to COVID-19, so the contact list is very limited.
Similarly, the Army and Navy Headquarters are also working with bare minimum staff with most of the personnel working from home. Moreover, the personnel have been advised to follow the coronavirus pandemic precautions.
The Cantonments all over the country are also following the lockdown with the cantonment authorities.
