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Surjewala, Harsimrat Badal test positive for Covid-19
Haryana Congress leader and Bathinda MP tweeted their status, urging those who came in their contact recently to isolate themselves and get tested
Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday tested positive for Covid-19.
In a tweet, Congress general secretary and former Haryana minister Surjewala, 53, said, “I have tested +ve for #COVID19 today morning. Anyone who has come in contact with me in the last 5 days, please self-isolate & take necessary precautions.”
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Harsimrat, a former Union minister, said that she has tested positive with mild symptoms.
“I have quarantined myself at home and am taking all the necessary precautions. I would request all those who came in contact with me to isolate and get themselves tested at the earliest,” the 54-year-old SAD member of Parliament from Bathinda said.
Harsimrat’s husband and Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal had also recently tested positive for Covid-19 and recovered.
