SC staffer tests positive for COVID-19

19:46 April 28

New Delhi:As per the sources, an employee of the Supreme court has tested positive for coronavirus.

After putting 2 registrars under quarantine, 36 security personnel who had come in contact of the positive patient have also been isolated.

The infected employee was on duty on 16th April and has been admitted in a government hospital, as per the sources.

Since the lockdown, the apex court has restricted the number of employees going to the court and majority of them are working from home. Even before the lockdown, the entry of people enetering court room had been restricted to the parties concerned and very few journalists.

Proceedings of the court have been going on through video conferencing presently and only extremely urgent matters are only being heard.