<p> At least 50 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel deployed during Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.</p>.<p>They said more than 170 personnel have been tested till now after they returned to their base in Cuttack, Odisha, from the cyclone-affected West Bengal.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The personnel were tested on the basis of contact tracing after one of them deployed in West Bengal was found infected a few days ago.</p>.<p>At least 50 personnel who were deployed for Cyclone Amphan have tested positive for coronavirus till now, a senior officer of the federal contingency force said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>Almost all of them are asymptomatic. More tests are being done, he added.</p>.<p>Those found positive have been admitted to hospital isolation facilities.</p>.<p>The force which has 12 battalions spread across the country for quick response has more than two dozen active coronavirus cases in other parts of the country.</p>
<p> At least 50 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel deployed during Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.</p>.<p>They said more than 170 personnel have been tested till now after they returned to their base in Cuttack, Odisha, from the cyclone-affected West Bengal.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The personnel were tested on the basis of contact tracing after one of them deployed in West Bengal was found infected a few days ago.</p>.<p>At least 50 personnel who were deployed for Cyclone Amphan have tested positive for coronavirus till now, a senior officer of the federal contingency force said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>Almost all of them are asymptomatic. More tests are being done, he added.</p>.<p>Those found positive have been admitted to hospital isolation facilities.</p>.<p>The force which has 12 battalions spread across the country for quick response has more than two dozen active coronavirus cases in other parts of the country.</p>