New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Disinvestment Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under quarantine at his residence in New Delhi.
According to sources, the 1987-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer, currently on central deputation, got himself tested for COVID-19 after developing mild fever and the report was positive.
This is the third case in the department.
After Pandey tested positive, joint secretaries in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) have also been placed under home quarantine.
The department, which is in the CGO complex, has been sealed for sanitization.
Protocols on contact-tracing and quarantining of people are being strictly followed, the sources added.
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