20 Delhi Metro Staffers Test Covid Positive

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The Centre may well be quite far from allowing the metro services and malls to resume operation, but the Delhi Metro is warming up with signal testing and trial runs with an aim to find a simple answer to -- "how to maintain social distancing in a service that otherwise witnesses clogged coaches and swamped station premises." Meanwhile, malls in the NCR region, which will be allowed to open from June 8 in all the non containment zones, also have started their plans.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) staffers, around 20 in number are COVID positive, an official said on Friday. The shocking aspect is that all of them were asymptomatic and worked in the departments without any hampers.

“Around 20 staff members of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have tested positive for COVID-19. All of them are asymptomatic and are doing well,” said the official. “Along with the rest of the country, the DMRC is also fighting the battle against COVID-19. Some employees, scattered across the NCR, have unfortunately been infected by the virus. They are all safe and recovering gradually,” he said.

The Centre may well be quite far from allowing the metro services and malls to resume operation, but the Delhi Metro is warming up with signal testing and trial runs with an aim to find a simple answer to — “how to maintain social distancing in a service that otherwise witnesses clogged coaches and swamped station premises.” Meanwhile, malls in the NCR region, which will be allowed to open from June 8 in all the non-containment zones, also have started their plans.

The official added that in this hour of crisis the spirit of the Delhi Metro staff continues to be high. According to the official, DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh in a message asked all employees to adhere to social distancing norms and wished those afflicted with the virus a speedy recovery.

New Delhi: Health workers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits collect swab samples from people at a COVID-19 testing centre in New Delhi during the extended nationwide lockdown imposed to mitigate the spread of coronavirus; on Apr 23, 2020. (Photo: IANS)

“This indomitable spirit will surely help the Delhi Metro, whenever we resume our services in the days ahead,” said the official, adding that “Delhi Metro’s employees have shown exemplary resilience in reporting back to their duties to keep the Metro system in all readiness for the eventual resumption of services.”

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