CRPF jawan tests positive for COVID-19; admitted to Delhi hospital
The jawan, working as a nursing assistant, has been admitted to an isolation ward in a Delhi hospital, he said.
The official said the constable was asked to undertake a coronavirus test in Delhi at the end of his leave period on April 7 before joining his unit, as per the standard operating procedure.
He was already in 14-day quarantine and his result was reported positive on Tuesday, the official added.
The jawan's parent unit is deployed in Kupwara district in north Kashmir.
Early this month, a doctor of the paramilitary was found positive for COVID-19.