Rail Bhavan to shut down for second time in fortnight after another COVID-19 case

New Delhi, May 25

An employee of the Rail Bhavan here tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, leading to the closure of all offices of the Railways Ministry for the next two days, the second time in less than a fortnight.

A fourth-grade multitasking staffer, who attended office till last Tuesday, is the fifth COVID-19 case detected in the building in less than two weeks. Nine of his contacts at the Rail Bhavan had been sent to home quarantine, officials said.

“Some officials of Railway Board have recently tested COVID-positive. Accordingly, it has been decided to close all offices at Rail Bhavan on May 26 and 27 to carry out intensive sanitisation of rooms and common areas,” said an order hours after the fifth case came to light.

Offices at the fourth floor of the Rail Bhavan would remain close till Friday for thorough disinfection, it said.

The incident comes close on the heels of a senior officer of the Railways testing positive for the disease on Sunday, in what was the fourth such case in less than a week at the headquarters.  PTI