72 people in Delhi quarantined after pizza delivery boy tests positive
New Delhi : 72 people in South Delhi have been quarantined after a pizza delivery boy tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
A district magistrate (South Delhi) B M Mishra told The Indian Express that none of the 72 people have been tested so far. “All of them are under home quarantine, and will be tested if they develop symptoms,” Mishra said.
It has not been disclosed that where that delivery boy works and also the details of the quarantined people have been kept secret.
According to the report, the man was doing his duties till the last week of March and he has been tested positive last week.
Officials said he had visited a hospital for dialysis earlier, and is suspected to have contracted the infection there.
Home delivery of food and groceries is permitted during the lockdown. In containment zones, the lockdown is stricter, and no one is allowed to step out of their homes. All essential items are delivered at the doorstep.
