Soldier Tested Positive For COVID-19, All Indian Paramilitary Forces Enter Battle Mode

Just a few hours after an Indian soldier tested positive for COVID-19, the Armed Force has asked all of the paramilitary forces to enter battle mode. The government has also issued an advisory outlining soldiers’ roles and responsibilities in containing and fighting the pandemic that has infected more than 1.7 lakh people and killed 7,000 patients all over the world.

The 34-year-old infected soldier was in Leh in Ladakh is the first case of COVID-19 the armed force has had. In India, the pandemic has taken the lives of three people and infected 147 people.

According to Dr Mukesh Saxena, ADG (Medical), the ICMR (short for Indian Council of Medical Research, the main government body for medical research) said that India had 30 days to prepare. And the only effective measure to slow down the contagion of the Coronavirus now is stopping community transmission.

Dr. Saxena said that the medical staff were the most vulnerable. And when health officials fell ill, the India’s medical system would become overburdened. So he urged the government to devise a plan to protect the health of those are at the front line now.

The advisory wrote that COVID-19 was the most infectious disease the world had ever seen in the last few years and India was in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic. The disease has postponed some certain administration tasks heath officials usually perform, not to mention the burden they are shouldering to keep the pandemic in check.

The advisory also urged people to practice social distancing and disinfection for medical staff is also required.

The paramilitary forces of India has over 10 lakh soldiers across the country, even at difficult regions like Kasmir and Jammu.

The forces have also been asked to organize education and public awareness camps, as well as posting of WHO and the Health Ministry on its websites.

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