This story is from April 12, 2021

47 SRP jawans in Dahod test positive

47 SRP jawans in Dahod test positive
Vadodara: Tribal-dominated Dahod district witnessed a sudden spike in Covid-19 positive cases with as many as 47 personnel of the State Reserve Police (SRP) testing positive of the virus upon their return from Tamil Nadu.
The SRP jawans of Pavdi SRP Group-5 tested positive on Sunday during rapid antigen test that was conducted as part of precautionary measure.
The jawans are part of the group that have returned from election duty that they were assigned during the just concluded TN assembly polls.
A total of 392 SRP jawans were assigned duties during the elections in the southern state. On Sunday, the rapid antigen test were done for 408 jawans.
Dahod district collector Vijay Kharadi told TOI that the jawans who have tested positive in rapid test are also undergoing RT-PCR test, results of which are expected in 24-48 hours. “All of these patients were asymptomatic as per primary information shared with us by the taluka health officer. They had undergone rapid test as part of precautionary measure as they had returned from election duty. Currently, all of them have been isolated in their own barracks and their condition is stable,” said Kharadi. TNN
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