Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has tested positive for the coronavirus. (File)
New Delhi:
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has tested positive for the coronavirus. The information was shared on the head of state’s official Twitter account, where he said he was in quarantine at his home last week after coming into contact with a COVID-19 patient.
Chief Minister Jairam Thakur said he got tested for the coronavirus after developing flu-like symptoms associated with COVID-19.
I isolated myself in my official residence, he said.
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चिकित्सकों की सलाह पर अपने सरकारी आवास में ही आइसोलेट हूं।
– Jairam Thakur (@jairamthakurbjp) October 12, 2020
Mr Thakur is the latest in line of politicians, including the Union minister, chief ministers and MPs, 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 Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia are part of those who have tested positive for Covid in the past two months and have recovered.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee Pranab died on August 31, after being in a coma after brain surgery. He had also tested positive for the coronavirus.
Himachal Pradesh has a total of 17,408 cases of COVID-19. The coronavirus count in India exceeded 71 lakh today with 66,732 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. There has been a drop in COVID-19 cases in the country in recent weeks. However, experts have warned of a possible increase in the number of cases in preparation for the upcoming and winter festivities.
