Ruchika M Khanna
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 28
Punjab’s chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, decided to undergo a seven-day self-quarantine, according to government protocol and the advice of his doctors. ‘
This comes after two MLA who met him at Vidhan Sabha tested positive for COVID-19.
Chief Minister of Punjab @capt_amarinder has decided to undergo a 7-day self-quarantine, in accordance with government protocol and the advice of his doctors, after two MLA members who met him in Vidhan Sabha tested positive on # COVID-19.
– Raveen Thukral (@RT_MediaAdvPbCM) August 28, 2020
Kulbir Singh Zira and Nirmal Singh Shutrana, both representatives of the ruling party, attended the session on Friday and later tested positive for coronavirus.
While Shutrana had not interacted much with other members of the House and had left 15 minutes after the start of the session, Zira was seen among the MLA and was also close to the Chief Minister.
Panic gripped all 55 MLAs and Ministers, in addition to Vidhan Sabha staff, after reports that the two MLAs tested positive for spread.
Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said they were at work, tracking everyone who had interacted with these two MLAs, both inside and outside the Chamber.
With these two, the total number of lawmakers who tested positive for Covid-19 reached 32.
