Over 55 NSG personnel have tested Covid-19 positive; combat commandos safe

Some among them have recovered while some personnel among the positive cases were asymptomatic and detected only after contact tracing and testing, they said

Over 55 personnel of the country's elite counter-terrorist force National Security Guard (NSG) have been infected with Covid-19 so far, officials said on Monday.

Those infected with the coronavirus are "predominantly auxillary" or administrative staff working at the headquarters near Palam area in Delhi and the commando garrison in Manesar, Gurgaon, they said.

Top officials told news agency Press Trust of India that all the combat elements that undertake specialist counter-terrorist, counter-hijack and hostage rescue tasks are "intact and fully available" for any contingency anywhere.