NEW DELHI : An employee of the Rail Bhavan here tested positive for the novel coronavirus 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 Rail Bhavan have been sent to home quarantine, officials said. The staffer was responsible for taking files from one official to another, thus coming in contact with several people during the day.
They also move files to the Chairman of the Railway Board and the Railway Minister's office. "Some Officials of Railway Board have recently tested