COVID-19 outbreak at BJP headquarters in Delhi: 50 staff members test positive

The building has been sanitised and moreover, COVID-19 tests are being conducted on a regular basis

|Jan 12, 2022, 16:03:29 IST

New Delhi: Around 50 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the national capital, sources said on Wednesday.

"Around 50 people have been found positive for COVID-19 at the BJP headquarters including staff, BVG staff (engaged in cleaning and serving), security staff and media co-head in-charge Sanjay Mayukh as per the testing done on Tuesday. All are in isolation and are adhering to COVID-19 protocols," sources told ANI.

"Sanitisation has been carried out at the office. Moreover, COVID-19 tests are being conducted on a regular basis," sources said.

"Only people engaged in important activities related to the office are coming to the headquarters," the sources added.

Yesterday, a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Core Committee on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls was held at the party office. The second round of the meeting will be held today.

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