Coronavirus Outbreak: Part of civil aviation ministry's office in Delhi sealed after employee tests positive

New Delhi: Ministry of Civil Aviation (B) wing at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in New Delhi has been sealed and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has been asked to sanitise the premises after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, ministry sources said on Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_8190811” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] An employee of the ministry, who had attended office on 15 April has tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. The ministry has asked the patient’s colleagues who came in contact with him to go into self-isolation as a precaution.

“Government of Delhi is seized of the matter. They are taking appropriate steps as per the laid protocol for contact tracing and risk profiling,” it said in another tweet. Follow LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the ministry has extended all possible medical help and support to the person.