26 Navy personnel at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai have tested positive for COVID-19.

A report by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) confirms that 26 sailors were infected with coronavirus at the western naval command in Mumbai.

A report by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) confirms that 26 sailors were infected with coronavirus at the western naval command in Mumbai.According to the sources, all the infected sailors were isolated at INS Angre, a shore-based logistics and support establishment in Mumbai, and they are undergoing treatment at a Navy hospital. It added that a large-scale contact tracing operation was started by the Navy to trace the people, who were in close contact with the infected sailors.

The officials confirm that there has not been a single case of COVID-19 on any ship, submarine or air station of the Indian Navy, and mentioned that the Indian Navy is in full readiness to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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