Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain tests positive for Covid-19
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Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain tests positive for Covid-19

Satyendar Jain was admitted to a hospital following high fever and had tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday.

   
File photo Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain | PTI

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain | PTI File Photo

New Delhi: Delhi Heath Minister Satyendar Jain tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to a hospital here following high fever, a senior official said.

The 55-year-old minister was brought to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) in the early hours of Tuesday and was administered a test for the novel coronavirus infection that morning, for which he tested negative.

“He still has fever. The minister was tested again today after 24 hours of the first test,” a senior official said.

This time, he tested positive, the official said.

Doctors at the RGSSH said his condition is “stable” but he has been again put on oxygen support.


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