33 trainee IAS officers test positive in LBSNAA

A report from Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie have said 33 officers training at the institute have tested positive for coronavirus disease. There are 428 officers training under the 95th foundation course on the campus that started on October 13.

LBSNAA tweeted. “with guidelines of Government. Food and other necessities are being delivered to the Officer Trainees in their hostels by staff who have been equipped adequately in protective gear,” The academy was sealed for two days on Saturday after the officers were found Covid-19 positive. All the officers who are taking part in the four-month-long foundation course are new joinees in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and cadets of various other central government services.

33 Officer Trainees have tested Covid positive at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. A total of 428 Officer Trainees are on campus for the 95th Foundation Course.
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— LBSNAA (@LBSNAA_Official) November 20, 2020