Part of Army Headquarters sealed as soldier tests positive

New Delhi: A part of the Army headquarters in the heart of the national capital was sealed on Friday after a soldier tested positive for Covid-19, an official said. "One soldier tested positive for Covid-19. The affected area of Sena Bhawan closed for sanitation and disinfection," the official said.

Border Security Force has reported 11 new Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. 13 BSF personnel have been discharged from hospital after testing negative for the virus. Ten of these were discharged in Tripura and three in Delhi, the BSF said. tates in Favour of Extending Covid-19 Lockdown | States like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam in favour of extending lockdown for few more days in red zone areas and some curfew relaxation in non-red zone areas.

Meanwhile, a group of doctors from AIIMS, Raipur has recommended restrictions on use of mobile phones in healthcare institutions amid the Covid-19 pandemic, warning that such devices can be a potential carrier of the virus and lead to infection among healthcare workers.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has appealed to all states and Union Territories to ban the sale of smokeless tobacco products and spitting in public places in line with the orders of the Rajasthan and Jharkhand governments to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.

Greater relaxations and flexibility will be seen in the lockdown 4.0, which will begin on Monday, with gradual reopening of the railways and domestic airlines while powers will be given to states and Union territories to define their hotspots, officials said on Friday. Schools, colleges, malls and cinema halls will not be allowed to open anywhere in the country but salons, barber shops and optical shops may be allowed in red zones, barring Covid-19 containment areas.