MCA shuts office for 3 days after staff members test positive; Cases in BCCI too

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Friday was forced to shut its office for three days after 15 of its employees tested positive. COVID-19,

Some cases have also come to the fore in the BCCI office, it is credibly known.

The Cricket Center is the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), located in the luxurious area of ​​South Mumbai. MCA operates from this building.

“After the staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, we have closed the office for three days from today,” a source in MCA told PTI.

A BCCI source told PTI on Friday afternoon, “Yes, some positive cases have been reported as COVID19 cases are increasing in Mumbai. 90 per cent of the employees are working from home, while the minimum staff is working from the board office. Though the office is open, we have not closed it.”

According to a bulletin issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 20,181 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Mumbai on Thursday, a fresh high in a day, while four patients succumbed to the disease. broke.

With these additions, financial capital coronavirus The tally jumped to 8,53,809, while the death toll rose to 16,388.

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