At least 50 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel deployed during Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.
The personnel were tested on the basis of contact tracing after one of them deployed in West Bengal was found infected a few days ago.
At least 50 personnel who were deployed for Cyclone Amphan have tested positive for coronavirus till now, a senior officer of the federal contingency force said.
Almost all of them are asymptomatic. More tests are being done, he added.
