<p>SAIL Chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The total number of COVID cases in SAIL's corporate office here has grown five-fold to 25, they added.</p>.<p><strong>Follow: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-june-13-848993.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on June 13</a></strong></p>.<p>"SAIL Chairman A K Chaudhary is in quarantine after he was tested positive for the COVID virus. He was tested on June 1. A virus positive person had gone close to him in his office. Following which tests were conducted for three consecutive days at the corporate office," one of the sources said.</p>.<p>Besides, some other senior company officials at the corporate office have also tested positive and the total number of cases now stands at 25, another source said.</p>.<p>When reached out to the company for official response, a spokesperson said the company has taken numerous steps to contain further spread of the virus at the corporate office.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>"We have gone in for mass testing of our employees and their family members. About 25-30 persons have been found to be positive, including some family members. However, except two cases, all are asymptomatic and are under house isolation," the official said.</p>.<p>SAIL had earlier said that a few company officials at its headquarters in Lodhi Road have tested positive for COVID-19. The company immediately closed its office for fumigation.</p>.<p>A source had informed that a total of five persons were tested positive for the virus.</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>On Wednesday, Atul Srivastava, Director (Personnel) SAIL died at Apollo Hospital.</p>.<p>On Thursday, SAIL said that Srivastava was admitted at Apollo Hospital, with which it has tied up to provide healthcare services to its employees and their families amid the COVID-19 pandemic, after he complained of difficulty in breathing. He was also having high fever for the past few days.</p>.<p>However, on Srivastava's COVID test report, the company said the report had come negative.</p>
<p>SAIL Chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The total number of COVID cases in SAIL's corporate office here has grown five-fold to 25, they added.</p>.<p><strong>Follow: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-june-13-848993.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on June 13</a></strong></p>.<p>"SAIL Chairman A K Chaudhary is in quarantine after he was tested positive for the COVID virus. He was tested on June 1. A virus positive person had gone close to him in his office. Following which tests were conducted for three consecutive days at the corporate office," one of the sources said.</p>.<p>Besides, some other senior company officials at the corporate office have also tested positive and the total number of cases now stands at 25, another source said.</p>.<p>When reached out to the company for official response, a spokesperson said the company has taken numerous steps to contain further spread of the virus at the corporate office.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>"We have gone in for mass testing of our employees and their family members. About 25-30 persons have been found to be positive, including some family members. However, except two cases, all are asymptomatic and are under house isolation," the official said.</p>.<p>SAIL had earlier said that a few company officials at its headquarters in Lodhi Road have tested positive for COVID-19. The company immediately closed its office for fumigation.</p>.<p>A source had informed that a total of five persons were tested positive for the virus.</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>On Wednesday, Atul Srivastava, Director (Personnel) SAIL died at Apollo Hospital.</p>.<p>On Thursday, SAIL said that Srivastava was admitted at Apollo Hospital, with which it has tied up to provide healthcare services to its employees and their families amid the COVID-19 pandemic, after he complained of difficulty in breathing. He was also having high fever for the past few days.</p>.<p>However, on Srivastava's COVID test report, the company said the report had come negative.</p>