Covid-19: Over 20 Navy personnel infected; junior Defence minister speaks
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Covid-19: Over 20 Navy personnel infected; junior Defence minister speaks
Over 20 personnel in the Indian Navy have tested positive for Covid-19.
All of them have been admitted to the Navy's Asvini hospital in Mumbai's Colaba.
All of the cases are from the INS Angre, a shore establishment in Mumbai.
Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Yesso Naik said that a person at the facility was in touch with an ex-serviceman.
This is how the virus spread at the establishment.
The Navy has asserted that it is mission-capable and combat-ready.
