Delhi LG tests +ve, CM wishes speedy recovery
New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday said he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. I have tested positive for COVID with mild symptoms. Have isolated myself since the onset of symptoms and all those who were in contact with me have been tested, the Lieutenant Governor informed through Twitter.
Mr Baijal further said that he will continue to monitor the National Capital s situation from his residence. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, quoting Mr baijal s tweet, wished him a speedy recovery and good health.
Notably, Mr Baijal was administered the first dose of COVID vaccine on March 4 at Tirath Ram Shah Hospital here.
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal is Covid-19 positive
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has tested positive for Covid-19. The lieutenant governor in his tweet mentioned that he was infected with mild symptoms. Have isolated myself since the onset of symptoms and all those who were in contact with me have been tested.
Will continue to function and monitor the situation in Delhi from my residence, Baijal tweeted.Â
LG Baijal s secretary Ankita Mishra Bundela has also tested Covid positive.Â
Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that no vaccination will be done for 18+ category in the national capital on May 1. Addressing the media, he said that consignment is yet to reach Delhi, adding that it will be made available to the public probably in the next 1-2 days.
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NEW DELHI: A Delhi district court judge Kamran Khan succumbed to coronavirus late Monday night after being on the ventilator support for a week.
In his late 20s, Khan was posted as a Metropolitan Magistrate in Dwarka District Courts complex.
According to Advocate Y P Singh, President of Dwarka Court Bar Association, the judge was admitted to Venkateshwar Hospital over ten days ago and was put on ventilator when his health deteriorated a few days later.
Send âAt first, he was admitted in the general COVID-19 ward but later rushed to the intensive care unit (ICU) after his oxygen levels dipped,â a source said.
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New Delhi:
A judge hearing the cases related to the 2020 Delhi riots and Republic Day violence has been admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital here after getting infected with the COVID-19.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was rushed to the hospital two weeks ago and it took him three days to find a COVID-19 bed in the hospitals, said a district court official on the condition of anonymity.