The CM said that he has been quarantined for a few days since meeting a COVID-positive person.
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur on Monday (October 12), announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was going into home isolation.
The CM said that he had gotten himself tested on Monday after having been quarantined after coming in contact with a COVID-positive person.
"A few days ago, due to in contact with a corona positive person, I was quarantined at my residence for the past one week, due to some symptoms of the virus from last two days, I got a Covid-19 test done today, which has been reported positive. I am isolated in my official residence on the advice of doctors," the chief minister tweeted, roughly translated from Hindi.
कुछ दिन पहले किसी कोरोना पॉज़िटिव व्यक्ति के सम्पर्क में आने के कारण मैं बीते एक सप्ताह से अपने आवास पर क्वारंटीन था,गत दो दिनों से कोरोना के कुछ लक्षण आने के कारण आज कोरोना टेस्ट करवाया,जिसकी रिपोर्ट अभी पॉज़िटिव आई है।
चिकित्सकों की सलाह पर अपने सरकारी आवास में ही आइसोलेट हूं।