Uttar Pradesh: Bahraich DM tests Covid-19 positive in rapid antigen test

BAHRAICH: District magistrate of Bahraich Shambhu Kumar was detected positive for Covid-19 in rapid antigen test on Sunday, a senior official said. Chief medical officer of Bahraich Dr Suresh Singh said that on Sunday morning antigen testing of the district magistrate and other personnel posted was conducted at his residence.
"Kumar tested positive following which his sample was sent to Lucknow for RT-PCR test and the report is awaited.Barring the district magistrate, other people posted at his residence tested negative. The DM has quarantined himself in his home," Dr Singh said.
The residence and office of the district magistrate and the places which he visited in the last few days are being sanitised.
Those people who had came in contact with the district magistrate are also being examined, the CMO said. Shambhu Kumar is a 2010 batch IAS officer.