India News | Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij Tests Positive for COVID-19
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij tweeted on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a hospital.
Chandigarh, Dec 5 (PTI) Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij tweeted on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a hospital.
Vij (67), who is also the state's home minister, urged all those who had come in contact with him recently to get tested.
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"I have been tested Corona positive. I am admitted in Civil Hospital Ambala Cantt. All those who have come in close contact to me are advised to get themselves tested for corona (sic)," he tweeted.
Vij is a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is a legislator from Ambala Cantt assembly constituency.
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