New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Railway Ministry will remain sealed for two days (Thursday and Friday) as one of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, who had visited the office a week ago, tested coronavirus positive on Wednesday.

According to the railway officials, intensive santisation will be carried out in the building.

"One of our RPF personnel today (Wednesday) tested Covid-19 positive," RPF Director General Arun Kumar told IANS.

The personnel had visited the Railway Ministry office a week ago, he said and added, as per the standard protocol, his contact tracing had been initiated.

Kumar said 70 RPF personnel had tested Covid-19 positive. Of them, 30 had been cured, he added.

--IANS aks/pcj