3 railway staffers who came in contact with Odisha's 1st Covid-19 patient sent to self-quarantine
India TodayThree railway staffers on board the Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Express, who came in contact with a Covid-19 positive passenger, have been asked to quarantine themselves, a senior official of East Coast Railway said on Tuesday. Odisha's first Covid-19 positive man came in contact with at least 129 people during his journey by train from New Delhi and after his arrival in Bhubaneswar on March 11. Three ticket examiners, who are railway employees, along with a bedroll staffer and two catering staff -- who are contractual employees -- have been sent on self quarantine, the official said. "They have been asked to be self quarantined and instructed to report to the railway medical authority in case they develop symptoms," said J P Mishra, spokesperson, East Coast Railway.