NEW DELHI : Passengers onboard the Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express were left shocked when they overheard another co-passenger saying that he is Covid-19 positive.
A 48-year-old man, who works at a battery making factory in Noida, boarded the Dehradun-bound train from Ghaziabad on Sunday afternoon despite the fact that his COVID-19 test report was awaited, Haridwar GRP Station House Officer (SHO) Anuj Singh said.The man, who hails from Shyampur in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh town, immediately informed COVID control room authorities that he had tested positive, scaring his co-passengers who overheard him saying this on phone, officials said.He made the call when the train was nearing Roorkee in Haridwar district.The incident happened on Monday.