scorecardresearch
Thursday, Mar 28, 2024
Advertisement

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain tests positive for Covid-19

Jain was hospitalised on Monday night after he developed breathlessness, fever and a drop in oxygen levels. His first Covid-19 test came back negative on Tuesday. 

CBI files charge sheet against Delhi minister Satyendar Jain Doctors at the hospital said his condition is “stable”, but he has been again put on oxygen supply.

Delhi Heath Minister Satyendar Jain tested positive for Covid-19 Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to a hospital following high fever.

Jain was hospitalised on Monday night after he developed breathlessness, fever and a drop in oxygen levels. His first Covid-19 test came back negative on Tuesday.

He had tweeted to inform that he had been admitted to Delhi government’s Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, a dedicated Covid-19 facility.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who also tested negative for Covid last week, had tweeted, “You have been serving the people day and night, 24×7, without thinking about your health. Take care and get well soon.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and national spokesperson Atishi had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She is the third MLA from Delhi to have tested positive for Covid-19 – the other two being Karol Bagh MLA Vishesh Ravi and Patel Nagar MLA Rajkumar Anand.

First uploaded on: 17-06-2020 at 20:23 IST
Latest Comment
Post Comment
Read Comments
Advertisement
shorts
Maguntas
Political PulseUpdated: March 28, 2024 22:43 IST

Away from the national capital’s courtroom where the case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is playing out, two key figures embroiled in the excise policy case – four-time MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and his son Raghava Magunta Reddy – are busy campaigning for BJP ally Telugu Desam Party (TDP)

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
close