With the largest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases in the country of over 5000 cases, a 58-year-old ACP of Delhi police posted at Rashtrapati Bhawan has been tested positive for the coronavirus following. On these five police personnel have been quarantined.

Fortunately, the ACP was posted at Rashtrapati Bhawan Police Lines which is away from the Rashtrapati Bhawan core area that comprises residential premises of the president. ACP was tested and isolated on May 13. Five other personnel who came in contact with him were also quarantined as a precautionary measure.

The ACP tested positive for the virus was asymptomatic. He was in isolation since May 13 and has been admitted to a private hospital. He was responsible for duty deployment, administration and management of personnel within the Rashtrapati Bhawan premises.