Himachal Pradesh education minister Govind Thakur and wife test positive for COVID-19

Himachal Pradesh Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur and his wife tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, health officials said. Both are in home isolation. Thakur’s personal security officer was also diagnosed Covid positive. The Minister gave this information on his tweet also.

गत दिनों किसी कोरोना पोसिटिव व्यक्ति के सम्पर्क में आने के कारण मैंने अपने स्टाफ सहित आज सुबह अपना रेपिड एंटीजन कोरोना टेस्ट करवाया था जिसकी रिपोर्ट पोसिटिव आई है।

मेरा स्वास्थ्य बिल्कुल ठीक है तथा मैं चिकित्सकों के परामर्शानुसार अपने घर में आईसोलेट हुआ हूँ।

— Govind Singh Thakur (@govind4betterHP) October 29, 2020

Two days ago, the Minister attended the Cabinet meeting in Shimla. Earlier, Chief Minister Jairam Thakur and some of his cabinet colleagues were also diagnosed Covid positive. A total of 332 Covid-19 cases were reported in the state on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 21,149. The state has 2,646 active cases and 295 have succumbed to the virus