Indian archery team’s support staff member tests positive for COVID-19
A support staff member of the Indian archery team training at the Army Sports Institute (ASI) here has tested positive for COVID-19 but the camp resumed after a two-day break, the Sports Authority of India said on Tuesday.
The SAI said it is getting RT-PCR test conducted for all national campers as per the protocol.
The support staff member, who tested positive for the virus on October 30, is undergoing treatment at a special COVID-care hospital in Pune outside the premises of ASI.
Following the COVID-19 positive case, the training camp was suspended for two days — October 31 and November 1 — but resumed on Monday.
“All precautions were taken with campers being isolated and restricted to their respective rooms for those two days. With due Covid precautions and monitoring of temperature, the camp has resumed with effect from November 2,” the SAI said in a release.
