BSF inspector of North Bengal Frontier tests positive for COVID-19

May 31, 2020

Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 31 : A Border Security Force (BSF) inspector of North Bengal Frontier tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, said Rajib Ranjan Sharma, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), BSF, North Bengal Frontier, Kadamtala.
He is the in-charge of the accumodetion, logistics for the BSF personnel who were returning from leave.
He is undergoing treatment at a 100-neded health facility of the BSF at Kadamtala, North Bengal Frontier Headquarter. Other 40 BSF jawans who came in contact have been quarantined at their own facility.
A total of 317 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 5,130 in the state, West Bengal health department said.

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