The headquarters of the
Central Reserve Police Force in New Delhi has been sealed after a personal
staff of a senior officer tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said
on Sunday.
A personal secretary of a
Special Director General rank officer working in the headquarters has tested
positive for the virus and hence the building has been sealed by the force,
they said.
Officials working in the
building will not be allowed inside the premises from Sunday, they said.
The force has informed the
district surveillance officer for "initiating required protocols" as
per medical guidelines, for time-bound proper sealing of the building located
in the CGO complex on Lodhi Road.
They said a contact tracing
exercise has begun of all the personnel who came in contact with the staffer at
the headquarter building.
The CRPF is the country's
largest paramilitary force. -- PTI