Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in two months, a health official said on Friday.
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For second time in 2 months, ex-Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh tests Covid positive
Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in two months, a health official said on Friday. The veteran Congress leader had earlier tested positive for the disease on April 12.
He is being treated at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital, Shimla and his condition is stable, Special Secretary (Health) Nipun Jindal said.
Nine-time MLA and five-time MP, Singh was Himachal Pradesh s chief minister for six terms.
The 86-year-old veteran Congress leader is currently the MLA from Arki in Solan district.
In a cabinet meeting held on Saturday, it was decided that the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBSE) would devise a formula for assessing the students.
The data available with the National Health Mission clearly shows that 48.1 per cent of the deaths in the last three days were a result of diabetes in the Covid-19 patients.