CISF unit guarding Mazagon Dock in Mumbai reports COVID-19 cases

Central Industrial Security Force reported 22 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with maximum 13 coming from its unit that guards warship building Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai. MDL is one of country's leing defence public sector undertaking shipyard that constructs warships and submarines. It functions under command of Defence ministry.

This is second defence PSU where CISF has reported coronavirus infection among its personnel after its unit deployed to provide counter-terrorist cover to warship building facility, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSEL), in Kolkata. At least 40 CISF personnel posted at GRSEL unit h contracted infection, apart from death of an Assistant Sub Inspector rank official.  Only two personnel of this unit are w under treatment and rest have recovered.

As per latest data, CISF saw 22 fresh cases of coronavirus since Tuesday, with 13 in MDL Mumbai, three each from its unit that guards Delhi airport and Delhi Metro, two in government building security unit based in Delhi and one at ONGC Mumbai. total active CISF cases at MDL are 14 w.

about 1.62 lakh personnel strong force has a total of 95 active COVID-19 cases, while 137 have recovered and five personnel are recovering. "All fresh cases reported from unit that guards Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is of those personnel who were t on duty," a CISF spokesperson said. "y were under quarantine as part of contact tracing of those troops who were found positive for pandemic earlier," spokesperson said. All such contact-traced personnel were kept quarantined in a separate earmarked  building since last 10 days, he ded.

Delhi airport CISF unit, like or airport units in various cities, has been continuously working to facilitate passengers boarding or de-boarding special rescue flights from or to India during lockdown period and unit is w securing IGI after a limited number of regular commercial flights began from Monday.

Location-wise, Delhi has maximum 57 active COVID-19 cases in paramilitary followed by 26 in Mumbai, 3 in Kolkata, 4 in Bokaro (Jharkhand) and two in Chennai. force has reported three deaths due to coronavirus. CISF is national civil aviation security force guarding 63 airports at present apart from securing vital infrastructure in nuclear and aero domain.