Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests positive for Covid-19
Azad is among the 20 star campaigners of the party for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Azad confirmed on Twitter that he has contracted the viral disease and also requested people who came in contact with him in the last few days to follow Covid-19 safety protocol.
I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am in home quarantine. Those who came in contact with me in last few days may kindly follow the protocol.
— Ghulam Nabi Azad (@ghulamnazad) October 16, 2020
Azad is among the 20 star campaigners of the party for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
The 71-year-old Congress leader is the fourth senior party member to have tested positive for Covid-19. Earlier senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel, Motilal Vora and Abhishek Singhvi had tested positive for Covid-19.While Singhvi – who had confirmed that he was largely asymptomatic – has recovered, other leaders are still under treatment.
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