Anil Vij urged everyone who had been in close contact with him to get tested.
Ambala:
Haryana Interior Minister Anil Vij tweeted this morning to say he tested positive for coronavirus. Mr. Vij, 67, said that he is admitted to the Ambala Civil Hospital.
The minister also urged everyone who had been in close contact with him to get tested.
“I had a positive corona test. I am admitted to Ambala Cantt Civil Hospital. Everyone who has been in close contact with me is advised to have a corona test,” tweeted Mr. Vij.
I got a positive Corona test. I am admitted to the Ambala Cantt Civil Hospital. Everyone who has been in contact with me is advised to get a crown test.
– ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) December 5, 2020
On November 20, Vij, who is also Haryana’s health minister, was administered a test dose of a coronavirus vaccine as part of the third phase of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin trial. He had previously announced on Twitter that he would be the first volunteer in his state for the Covid vaccine.
Covaxin has been evaluated in approximately 1,000 subjects in the first two phases of clinical trials, with promising safety and immunogenicity data.
Haryana’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tested positive for coronavirus in August and was admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon, near Delhi. The president of the state assembly, Gian Chand Gupta, had tested positive the day before, two days before the assembly session.
Haryana has reported more than 2.4 million Coivd cases so far, including 2,539 deaths.
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