Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister Jairam Thakur tested positive for coronavirus. (Proceedings)
New Delhi:
Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister Jairam Thakur tested positive for coronavirus. The information was shared on the head of state’s official Twitter account, where he said he has been in quarantine at his residence for the past week after he came into contact with a COVID-19 patient.
Chief Minister Jairam Thakur said he got tested for the coronavirus after developing some flu-like symptoms associated with COVID-19.
I have isolated myself in my official residence, he said.
कुछ दिन पहले किसी कोरोना पॉज़िटिव व्यक्ति के सम्पर्क में आने के कारण मैं बीते एक सप्ताह से अपने आवास पर क्वारंटीन था, गत दो दिनों से कोरोना के कुछ लक्षण आने के कारण आज कोरोना टेस्ट करवाया, जिसकी रिपोर्ट अभी पॉज़िटिव आई है।
चिकित्सकों की सलाह पर अपने सरकारी आवास में ही आइसोलेट हूं।
– Jairam Thakur (@jairamthakurbjp) October 12, 2020
Thakur is last in the line of politicians, including Union ministers, senior ministers and the MLAs, who have tested positive for the deadly virus in recent months.
Interior Minister Amit Shah, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Delhi Chief Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia are among the who tested positive for Covid in the last two months and have recovered.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee Pranab died on August 31, after being in a coma following brain surgery. He had also tested positive for coronavirus.
Himachal Pradesh has a total of 17,408 COVID-19 cases. India’s coronavirus count surpassed 71 lakh today with 66,732 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. There has been a decline in COVID-19 cases in the country in recent weeks. However, experts have warned of a possible increase in cases ahead of the upcoming holidays and winter.
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