Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat, cabinet members under quarantine after minister tested COVID-19 positive
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat placed under home quarantine
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat along with members of his Cabinet were placed in home quarantine on Sunday, after minister Satpal Maharaj tested positive for coronavirus. Uttarakhand Minister Madan Kaushik said that all the cabinet ministers who attended the meeting with Satpal Maharaj on May 29 have been placed under home quarantine.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat along with all other Ministers who attended the Cabinet meeting on May 29 has been placed under home quarantine after a Cabinet Minister who was present at the meeting tested positive for #COVID19: Uttarakhand Minister Madan Kaushik
— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2020
Meanwhile, Satpal Maharaj who, along with five family members. tested positive for COVID-19 has been admitted to AIIMS, Rishikesh. His wife and former State Cabinet Member Amrita Rawat was already admitted in the morning. Apart from that, 17 staff also has contracted the infection.
Madan Kaushik said, “Members of the Cabinet will follow the advice given by the State Health Department according to the guidelines laid down by Centre.”
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