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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tests Coronavirus Positive


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Shivraj Singh Chouhan appealed to all colleagues and individuals "who has come in contact with me to get their coronavirus test done"

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 61, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was confirmed on Saturday afternoon. He will be admitted to the Chirayu Hospital in state capital Bhopal, Home Minister Narottam Mishra told NDTV.

"My dear countrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after a test, my report came back positive. I am following all the guidelines and will quarantine myself according to the doctor's advice," the Chief Minister wrote on Twitter.

He also appealed to colleagues and individuals to take all possible precaution to avoid infection and urged those who had come in contact with him to get their tests done as well

"I appeal to the people of my state to be careful, just a little carelessness invites the coronavirus. I made every effort to avoid the virus but people used to meet me on many subjects," Mr Chouhan added.

Close contacts of the Chief Minister, who was to hold a meeting at 11.30 AM, have been quarantined. In his absence, Mr Chouhan wrote, Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Health Minister Vishvas Sarang and others will lead the meeting.

Mr Mishra, among those to have had close contact with the Chief Minister, will also be tested for the virus.

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News of Mr Chouhan testing positive comes two days after a minister in his cabinet, Arvind Singh Bhadoria, said he was infected. Mr Bhadoria was among the ministers at Wednesday's cabinet meeting, which was chaired by the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister reassured supporters that there was no need to panic and that despite his medical condition he would continue to lead efforts to contain the virus in his state.

"No need to panic, If coronavirus is treated in time, it is curable," he said. adding, "I have been reviewing the status of coronavirus infections every evening since March 25. I will try to review this via video conferencing as much as possible now".

Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath tweeted: "I pray to God for his (Mr Chouhan's) speedy recovery". 

Another former Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, said she was praying for the recovery of both Mr Chouhan and Mr Bhadoria. "I pray they get well soon. All be well. May this disease leave our planet," she said.

Mr Chouhan and Mr Bhadoria had attended the funeral of the late Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon, who died at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on July 21.

 

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Coronavirus | Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan’s test on 9th day returns positive, hospital stay continues

A Twitter image posted by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, at a COVID-19 isolation ward in Bhopal.

Mr. Chouhan has been in Chirayu Medical College and Hospital in Bhopal since July 25 undergoing treatment for COVID-19.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will undergo further hospitalisation after a coronavirus (COVID-19) test conducted on the 9th day returned positive, health officials and a State Minister said on Monday.

Mr. Chouhan has been in Chirayu Medical College and Hospital in Bhopal since July 25 undergoing treatment for COVID-19.

 

A health bulletin from Chirayu Hospital said, “CM’s RT-PCR test for SARS-Cov-2 on 9th day was positive. His medical parameters are normal.”

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra confirmed the development to reporters and said the CM will stay in hospital for now, adding that the State Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday would be a virtual one.

Mr. Chouhan had tweeted on Sunday that he was healthy and not showing any symptoms of the infection, and had said he would be discharged if a sample collected for tests during the day returns negative. Mr. Chouhan also shared on Twitter a picture of a rakhi tied on him by nurse Saroj who is attending to him in the isolation ward.

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