Bihar CM tests COVID-19 positive, goes into home isolation
The Hindu
Six Ministers, party president too are found infected; new variant detected
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday tested COVID-19 positive and, on the advice of the doctors, has gone into home isolation. A new variant of the virus was detected in Bihar after genome sequencing of the samples by the Patna-based Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS).
Earlier, six Ministers and party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh too tested positive and had gone into home isolation.
“Bihar Chief Minister has tested COVID-19 positive and, on the advice of doctors, he has isolated himself at his residence,” said the Chief Minister’s Office in a tweet.
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