Families in 72 houses in a locality in New Delhi have been told to go in to self-quarantine after a delivery boy working for a famous pizza chain tested positive for Covid-19, Gulf News reported.

According to an official, a delivery boy from a famous pizza chain in Malviya Nagar area tested positive following which the authorities immediately decided to quarantine 16 of his colleagues at the outlet.

The delivery boy is now undergoing treatment at a hospital, while others who came in his contact are being monitored on a daily basis.

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