Kerala: Collector, 20 officials who led Air India Express crash rescue operations test COVID-19 positive

First Published Aug 14, 2020, 2:15 PM IST

Kerala’s Malappuram district SP U Abdul Karim , district collector K Gopalakrishnan who led Air India Express crash rescue operations have tested COVID-19 positive
 

Kerala’s Malappuram district collector K Gopalakrishnan tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday (August 14)
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Deputy collector, sub collector and 20 other senior officials in the district also have tested positive for COVID-19
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After the rescue operations following an Air India Express plane crash in Kozhikode, the officials including the collector had gone into quarantine
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Malappuram Superintendent of Police (SP) U Abdul Karim, who led the rescue operations at Karipur airport, tested positive for the novel coronavirus
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At least two passengers travelling home from Dubai on the ill-fated aircraft had tested positive for the coronavirus
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Over 202 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Malappuram district on Thursday (August 13)
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