Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers, 2 Ministers Covid+ve After Public Events
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Last week, after Bihar logged its first case of the more infectious Omicron strain, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the third wave of the pandemic had begun in the state
Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, and two of their cabinet colleagues - Ashok Choudhary and Sunil Kumar - have all tested positive for COVID-19. नगर परिषद, बाढ़ (पटना) : नगर पालिका बाढ़ (अब नगर परिषद) के ऐतिहासिक व गौरवपूर्ण 151वें स्थापना दिवस पर आयोजित समारोह एवं जनकल्याणकारी योजनाओं का उद्घाटन/लोकार्पण/शिलान्यास कार्यक्रम में मा. उपमुख्यमंत्री श्री तारकिशोर प्रसाद जी एवं विधान पार्षद श्री नीरज कुमार जी के साथ। pic.twitter.com/Mm6VQlcoG8 I have been tested positive for Covid. Have isolated myself at home now. Those who came in touch with me in last few days, please isolate yourself and get RTPCR tested at earliest.
This comes two days after as many as 11 people present at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence tested positive for the virus. Of these, six were supposed to attend the Chief Minister's 'Janata Durbar' - an interaction with the public - while the rest were members of a catering team.
Sunil Kumar, the Excise Minister, was present with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during that event, and was also present with the Chief Minister for the hours-long review meeting that followed.
In July last year Nitish Kumar tested negative after coming in close contact with a BJP leader who had tested positive. A few days before a close relative of the Chief Minister had also tested positive.
