Khattar goes into quarantine for 3 days after Shekhawat tests positive for corona virus

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 20 

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has gone into quarantine for three days after Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat with whom he was in meeting on Tuesday tested positive for corona virus.

“In the past couple of days, I have met certain people who have now tested positive for the virus. Though I have gone for test myself and the report is negative, I have decided to go into quarantine for three days as a precautionary measure,” Khattar tweeted today.

Earlier, Shekhawat today tweeted saying that he underwent a coronavirus test after developing symptoms of the infection. The minister said he is getting admitted to a hospital on the advice of doctors.

“I was tested for coronavirus after developing symptoms and the report has come positive. I am getting hospitalised on the advice of doctors. I request all who have come in my contact in the past days to isolate themselves and get tested,” Shekhawat tweeted in Hindi.

The minister held two important meetings on Tuesday, of which one was on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL).

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh attended the meeting virtually while his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lala Khattar was physically present with Shekhawat, his deputy in the ministry Rattan Lal Kataria and senior officials.

Kataria, who represents Ambala parliamentary seat in Lok Sabha, was also present for another meeting alongside Shekhawat in a virtual conference with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami, said sources.