New Delhi: A support staff attached to the National Archery Team that was training at the Army Sports Institute in Pune has been tested positive for the coronavirus on October 30, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports disclosed today.
The person had been in quarantine for 14 days after joining the camp on October 7 and had been a part of training for nine days. During quarantine, two RT-PCR tests were conducted as per the Standard Operating Procedures established by the Sports Authority of India.
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The Ministry stated that the concerned staff had tested negative before joining campers for training, and added that treatment for the support staff member is now being undertaken at a special Covid care hospital in Pune outside the premises of ASI.
The training camp was suspended for two days that is October 31 and November 1 and all precautions were taken with campers being isolated and restricted to their respective rooms for those two days.
“With due Covid precautions and monitoring of temperature, the camp has resumed with effect from November 2. SAI is getting RT-PCR test conducted for all National campers as per the protocol,” the Ministry stated.
– globalbihari bureau
