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CRPF DG goes into self-quarantine after force doc tests Covid-19 +ve: Report
The DG didn’t directly come in contact with the CMO but another personnel who was with the doctor had met the top officer of the force recently, official added.
Two days after Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) chief medical officer was tested positive for coronavirus, DG CRPF, A P Maheshwari, has gone into self quarantine as a precautionary measure, officials said.
The DG didn’t directly come in contact with the CMO, but another personnel who was with the doctor had met the top officer of the force recently, the official added.
The indirect contact has tested negative for Covid-19, but the DG is observing quarantine as per protocol, said DIG Dinakaran (spokesperson).
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The CRPF CMO, who was residing in Officers’ Mess in Saket (Delhi), was tested positive on Thursday.
Around 40 personnel who came in his contact are said to have been quarantined. It was not clear how the doctor contracted the infection.
The officer was attached with the Additional Director General (Medical) office of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) also called central paramilitary forces.
The ADG Medical office assists the ministry of home office in the overall supervision and monitoring of health care delivery systems and services in paramilitary forces.
