mo4ch:>Indian naval base enters ‘total lockdown’ as 20+ sailors test positive for Covid-19 | Mo4ch News

A number of Indian sailors based on shore in Mumbai have contracted the lethal coronavirus, prompting the naval base to impose a strict quarantine as fears grow that the fast-moving pathogen could soon find its way onto warships.At least 20 sailors at the INS Angre logistical support base in Mumbai tested positive for the virus, the Navy confirmed on Saturday, kicking off a sweeping “contact tracing” operation as the military searches for other potential carriers and locks down the naval installation.The residential block has been declared a containment zone, with the entire INS Angre being put under total lockdown.Each of the new cases were traced back to one serviceman who tested positive last week, local media report, noting that all of the infected personnel reside in the same building.Also on rt.comAlmost HALF of French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier group tested positive for Covid-19INS Angre is located alongside the naval shipyard in Mumbai, where a number of warships and s…