Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat tests COVID-19 positive

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat went into home isolation after he tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. He has also urged people who might have come in contact with him to isolate themselves. 

"Today I had the corona test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine and I do not have any symptoms. Therefore, on the advice of doctors, I will be in home isolation. I request everyone, whoever has come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get yourself checked," Rawat said in a tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).

"Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat tests positive for #COVID19", tweets Uttarakhand CM. pic.twitter.com/mELVwgzU1x

— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2020