Hockey India office sealed after two staff tests positive for COVID-19

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 30, 2020 06:10 PM2020-05-30T18:10:18+5:302020-05-30T18:10:39+5:30

The Hockey India office has been sealed for two weeks  after two of its staff tested positive for coronavirus. ...

Hockey India office sealed after two staff tests positive for COVID-19 | Hockey India office sealed after two staff tests positive for COVID-19

Hockey India office sealed after two staff tests positive for COVID-19

The Hockey India office has been sealed for two weeks  after two of its staff tested positive for coronavirus.  29 out of 31 employees were tested and apart from the two that tested positive, two more tested inconclusive and will be tested again. "The two inconclusive are being retested again on Sunday (May) 31st at 11am," International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra said in a statement. 

One of the employees is from the accounts department, the other is a junior field officer, Batra further informed. Amongst the two inconclusive tests, one is a joint director and the other is a dispatch clerk. Batra said that Hockey India President Mushtaq Ahmad informed him of the offices remaining shut for 14 days. Batra further urged all National Sports Federations and State Olympic Associations to get their employees tested for the deadly virus "without any further delay."More than 1.7 lakh confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported so far in India with Maharashtra being the worst affected state.
 

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