NITI Aayog Building Sealed For 48 Hrs After Employee Tests Positive For Coronavirus

A senior official of the Niti Aayog on Tuesday tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after which the entire building was sealed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the pandemic

A health worker sanitises the premises of NITI Aayog building after a director level officer tested positive for COVID-19. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: NITI Aayog, the government’s top think tank, has sealed its headquarters after one of its officials tested positive for the Coronavirus infection. As per the reports a senior official of the Niti Aayog on Tuesday tested positive for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) after which the entire building was sealed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the pandemic. The NITI Aayog building in New Delhi has been sealed for 48 hours after a director-level officer tested positive for coronavirus, a senior official said on Tuesday. According to senior officials of the Niti Aayog, an official working in the fourth-floor office of the building was tested positive. Taking to twitter the Niti Aayog from its official tweet handle said, "An employee working at NITI Bhavan has been detected positive with COVID-19. It was informed to the authorities at 9 a.m. this morning.

Disinfection and sanitisation of the building are underway. Contacts of the single covid-positive person have been asked to go on self-quarantine.

— NITI Aayog (@NITIAayog) April 28, 2020

NITI Aayog is following all the due protocols necessary as per the Ministry of Health guidelines. The building has been sealed. It further said that disinfection and sanitization of the building are underway. The official further said that those who came in contact with the person have been asked to go on self-quarantine. It further said, "Contacts of the single COVID-positive person have been asked to go on self-quarantine." The total number of COVID-19 cases in India on Tuesday rose to 29,435. Until now 934 people have lost their lives due to the Coronavirus infection. In Delhi, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,108 with 54 deaths.