Haryana minister tests positive weeks after taking Covid vaccine trial dose

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij tweeted on Saturday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to a hospital

Anil Vij
Anil Vij | Photo: Twitter@ANI
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1 min read Last Updated : Dec 05 2020 | 12:23 PM IST

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.

"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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First Published: Dec 05 2020 | 11:38 AM IST

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