CISF personnel quarantined after Kerala plane crash survivors tests positive for Covid-19
CISF has directed its personnel to go into preventive quarantine after at least two passengers of the Air India Express flight that crashed
Kerala: The CISF has directed its personnel to go into preventive quarantine after at least two passengers of the Air India Express flight that crashed at Kozhikode tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday.
At least 18 passengers, including the two pilots of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, were killed in the incident.
Another senior officer said the force has information that two passengers have tested positive for Covid-19.
Around 50 CISF personnel, who were involved in the rescue operation, and their family members have been asked to quarantine themselves, he said.
Another official said the rescuers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other airport officials have also been asked to go into self-quarantine in view of the Covid-19 positive report of some passengers.