52 BSF Jawans Test Positive for COVID-19
In the last two weeks, at least 52 Security Force jawans from a battalion of 433 have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Palanpur, Gujarat's Banaskantha district, according to an official. According to Banaskantha district epidemic officer Dr. naresh Garg, although 20 workers were confirmed afflicted till Monday, 32 more tested positive for the ailment during the day. The district of Banaskantha has an international with Pakistan.
According to the official, the 52 afflicted troops are asymptomatic and recovering in Tharad town, where they were confined in a government-run hostel. The jawans were part of a 433-strong BSF battalion that landed in Palanpur on July 3 from Nagaland.
An exercise to test the soldiers began earlier this month after the BSF declared it mandatory for jawans to pass a COVID-19 exam before deployment. Seven jawans tested positive at first. further tests revealed that 13 more people had gotten the virus.
The official stated that 32 jawans tested positive on Tuesday, while the rest tested negative, and that samples from the affected troops were sent to a laboratory in Gandhinagar to determine the virus's variety. The covid vaccinations is progressing too.
According to the official, the 52 afflicted troops are asymptomatic and recovering in Tharad town, where they were confined in a government-run hostel. The jawans were part of a 433-strong BSF battalion that landed in Palanpur on July 3 from Nagaland.
An exercise to test the soldiers began earlier this month after the BSF declared it mandatory for jawans to pass a COVID-19 exam before deployment. Seven jawans tested positive at first. further tests revealed that 13 more people had gotten the virus.
The official stated that 32 jawans tested positive on Tuesday, while the rest tested negative, and that samples from the affected troops were sent to a laboratory in Gandhinagar to determine the virus's variety. The covid vaccinations is progressing too.