Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal self-isolates after testing positive for COVID

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has isolated himself in home after testing positive for COVID-19. He said that he has mild symptoms and asked those who came in contact with him to isolate themselves and get tested for the virus.

The AAP chief has undertaken many trips to poll-bound states like Uttarakhand and Punjab to campaign for his party.
The AAP chief has undertaken many trips to poll-bound states like Uttarakhand and Punjab to campaign for his party. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal

“I have tested positive for Covid. Mild symptoms. Have isolated myself at home. Those who came in touch wid me in last few days, kindly isolate urself and get urself tested,” Kejriwal tweeted.

The AAP chief has undertaken many trips to poll-bound states like Uttarakhand and Punjab to campaign for his party. AAP is looking to emerge as a formidable force in both the elections, the Hindustan Times reported.

Yesterday, he addressed AAP's ‘Nav Parivartan Yatra’ at Parade Ground in Dehradun. 

Delhi has been witnessing a surge in COVID-19 infection, riding on the back of the new coronavirus variant Omicron

Omicron is now the dominant variant in the capital, as 81 per cent of the samples sent for genome sequencing found evidence of the heavily mutated virus, Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain told the state assembly yesterday.

Delhi reported 4,099 fresh Covid infections yesterday as the positivity rate surged to 6.46 per cent, both at their highest levels since May 18, when the city logged 4,482 fresh Covid cases at a test positivity rate of 6.89 per cent.

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