After four employees of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) tested positive for Covid-19 this week, the civic body has sealed the building housing its office in Gole Market for 48 hours.
This is the second time the building was sealed due to a surge in positive cases of Covid-19. “At least 10 cases have been traced from the same building till now. The decision to seal the building was taken to prevent further spread of the virus,” a senior official said.
“One official from the commerce department, one from tax and two non - medical employees of Palika Kendra dispensary was tested positive on Monday,” he said.
“Three were tested positive for Covid-19 on June 19th, nine on June 20, 15 on June 21 and 12 on Monday,” he said. Ninety one employees have tested Corona positive in the council. Out of which 12 recovered and five died. Seventy four cases are still active, he added. The antigen testing for covid19 is ongoing at NDMC Physiotherapy Centre situated at Sarojini Nagar since 19th June. The Indian Council of Medical Research had approved one more kind of test for diagnosis of Covid-19.
