2 top officials of India’s election commission test COVID-19 positive

Two top officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI), chief election commissioner, Sushil Chandra, and election commissioner Rajiv Kumar have tested COVID-19 positive, officials said Tuesday. “Chief election commissioner Sushil Chandra and election commissioner Rajiv Kumar have tested positive for COVID-19 and were working from home,’’ an ECI official said.

Five phases out of the eight-phase staggered polls had been completed, the three more phases were to be completed by 29th April. Other officials that have contracted the virus are in quarantine.

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India has registered 1,761 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest in a one-day spike.  Meanwhile, India is currently witnessing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.

India has announced curfew and lockdowns in the wake of the rapid spread of infections. Aside from that, India is also struggling with an acute shortage in supplies of oxygen, availability of hospital beds, and essential drugs. Some states have flagged the federal government on the shortage of COVID-19 vaccine stocks.