Maha: Six SRPF jawans found COVID-19 positive in Hingoli

Aurangabad, Apr 21 () Six State Reserve PoliceForce (SRPF) jawans have tested positive in Maharashtra'sHingoli district, a health official said on Tuesday.

They were recently deployed in Mumbai and werequarantined four days ago after return, the official said.

"Two units of SRPF jawans returned from Mumbai afterbeing posted there for 45 days, so it was decided toquarantine them as a precaution," said Civil Surgeon Dr KishorPrasad Shrivas.

"194 jawans were quarantined at SRPF hospital ofHingoli. Reports of 101 jawans are now available. Out of them95 are negative and six are positive," he said.

"As per the information I have received, the conditionof all six is stable. They will be shifted to Hingoli civilhospital," he added. AWKRK KRK