New Delhi, December 5 (agencies): Haryana health minister Anil Vij tweeted on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a hospital.
Vij (67), who is also the state’s home minister, urged all those who had come in contact with him recently to get tested.
“I have been tested Corona positive. I am admitted in Civil Hospital Ambala Cantt. All those who have come in close contact to me are advised to get themselves tested for corona (sic),” he tweeted.
On November 20, Vij was administered a trial dose of a coronavirus vaccine as part of the third phase trial of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
He had earlier announced on Twitter that he will be the first volunteer in his state for the anti-Covid vaccine.
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