Army starts process to set up quarantine centres in each station for its personnel

Indian Army has started process of identifying additional infrastructure for setting up quarantine centres in each station for its personnel to deal with COVID-19 outbreak, senior officials said on Thursday.

Army is also preparing a plan to "sidestep" medical personnel from lesser virus-affected areas to those severely affected by outbreak, officials ted.

More than 600 persons have detected positive for vel coronavirus and 13 people have died till w in India, according to Union health ministry.

Army is also doing additional training of its medical personnel at various hospitals to be better prepared for COVID-19, officials stated.

officials also said that Army is liasioning with civil administration and has told m that it is prepared to extend its hospitals and laboratory facilities to m to assist at COVID-19 hotspots.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has anunced a nationwide 21-day lockdown from March 25 to April 15 to curb spread of vel coronavirus.