Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to Chirayu Hospital, a private COVID-19 facility, for treatment.
In a post, 61-year-old Mr. Chouhan wrote, “My beloved residents of the State, I was having COVID-19 symptoms, and after a test my report has come out to be positive.” He appealed to those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested, and his close contacts to go into quarantine.
“All required tests have been carried out. His condition is normal,” said Ajay Goenka of Chirayu Medical College and Hospital.
BJP State media in-charge Lokendra Parashar said Mr. Chouhan would be admitted to Chirayu hospital, a private COVID-19 facility, for treatment.
An MLA from Budhni, Mr. Chouhan is the seventh legislator from the State — six from the BJP and one from the Congress — to have contracted the illness so far. On Wednesday, Minister Arvind Singh Bhadoria had tested positive hours after he attended a Cabinet meeting. A day before, he accompanied Mr. Chouhan to Lucknow to pay his last respects to Governor Lalji Tandon. Earlier, Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia had also contracted the illness.
Mr. Chouhan further said he was following all COVID-19 guidelines. “Based on the doctor’s advice, I will quarantine myself. My appeal to the State’s people is to be cautious. Even little negligence is like inviting corona. I made all possible efforts to keep corona at bay, but people met me on several subjects.”
Despite being in the Cabinet meeting where Mr. Bhadoria was present, Mr. Chouhan held one-on-one meetings with at least 17 Ministers, including Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary, on Thursday. A day before, he met six Ministers similarly, the Chief Minister’s office said. On Thursday evening, he attended a function at the BJP State office here where former Congress MLA Narayan Patel switched over.
“When there is timely treatment for COVID-19, the person recovers completely,” Mr. Chouhan said on Twitter. “I have been reviewing the COVID-19 situation every evening since March 25. If possible, I will try to review the situation through video conferencing.”
In Mr. Chouhan’s absence, the regular meetings would be attended by Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Urban Development and Administration Minister Bhupendra Singh, Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang and Mr. Choudhary. “During my treatment, I will make all efforts to contain COVID-19 in the State,” said Mr. Chouhan.
Hoping for his speedy recovery, former Chief Minister Kamal Nath tweeted: “The only regret is that when we were serious about COVID-19, then sometimes you called it drama, and other times a tool to protect the regime. We were saying from the start this is a serious disease. There is a need to be cautious, follow its protocols.” If Mr. Chouhan had been cautious, claimed Mr. Nath, “and followed the protocols and guidelines, didn’t take it as a joke, then probably you would have been saved from it.”
Expressing sadness over his contracting the illness, Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh said he should have taken care about social distancing which he didn’t. “The Bhopal police had registered an FIR against me, but how would they have acted against you. Take care in the future.”
After taking oath as the Chief Minister on March 23, Mr. Chouhan ran a single-man Cabinet for around 100 days, being the Health Minister as well, before five other Ministers were appointed.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tests Covid Positive, Admitted To Hospital
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has coronavirus, he tweeted
Bhopal:Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 61, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was confirmed Saturday afternoon. He has been admitted to the Chirayu Hospital in state capital Bhopal.
"My dear countrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after a test, my report came back positive. I am following all the guidelines and will quarantine myself according to the doctor's advice," the Chief Minister wrote on Twitter.
He also appealed to colleagues and individuals to take all possible precaution to avoid infection and urged those who had come in contact with him to get their tests done as well
"I appeal to the people of my state to be careful, just a little carelessness invites the coronavirus. I made every effort to avoid the virus but people used to meet me on many subjects," Mr Chouhan added.
Close contacts of the Chief Minister, who was to hold a meeting at 11.30 AM, have been quarantined. In his absence, Mr Chouhan wrote, Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Health Minister Vishvas Sarang and others will lead the meeting.
Mr Mishra, among those to have had close contact with the Chief Minister, will also be tested for the virus.
News of Mr Chouhan testing positive comes two days after a minister in his cabinet, Arvind Singh Bhadoria, said he was infected. Mr Bhadoria was among the ministers at Wednesday's cabinet meeting, which was chaired by the Chief Minister
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister reassured supporters that there was no need to panic and that despite his medical condition he would continue to lead efforts to contain the virus in his state.
"No need to panic, If coronavirus is treated in time, it is curable," he said. Adding, "I have been reviewing the status of coronavirus infections every evening since March 25. I will try to review this via video conferencing as much as possible now".
An ambulance enters the official residence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath tweeted: "I pray to God for his (Mr Chouhan's) speedy recovery".
Another former Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, said she was praying for the recovery of both Mr Chouhan and Mr Bhadoria. "I pray they get well soon. All be well. May this disease leave our planet," she said.
Mr Chouhan and Mr Bhadoria had attended the funeral of the late Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon, who died at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on July 21.
Madhya Pradesh has recorded over 26,000 COVID-19 cases so far, including 791 deaths linked to the virus. The number of active cases in the state is more than 7,500.
Across India the number of coronavirus cases has crossed 13.36 lakh, with more than 4.56 lakh active cases and 31,358 deaths linked to the virus.
Digvijaya, Kamal Nath Wish Speedy Recovery To Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BHOPAL : Former Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh - Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath on Saturday wished incumbent Shivraj Singh Chouhan who tested positive for coronavirus, a speedy recovery.
"Got to know that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is unwell. Pray to god for his quick recovery," Kamal Nath said in a tweet.
Digvijaya Singh, while wishing a speedy recovery for Chouhan also said that he should have taken care of social distancing.
"Pained that Shivraj Jee...You got corona infection. May god heal you soon. You should have taken care of social distancing which you did not. Bhopal Police had filed an FIR against me, how would have they done that against you. Going forward please take care," tweeted Digvijaya Singh.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
"I was having COVID-19 symptoms. After the test, my report came back positive. I appeal to all my friends that whoever has come in contact with me, should get their corona test done. Those who came in close contact with me should quarantine," he said in a tweet.
The 61-year-old chief minister said he is following all guidelines and has quarantined himself as per the advice of doctor. He also appealed to people of the state to be careful.
"I made all possible effort to avoid corona but people used to meet me for various issues," said Chouhan in a series of tweets.
The Chief Minister stated he has been reviewing the coronavirus situation every evening since March 25. "I will now try to review Corona situation through video conferencing as possible," he said.
According to latest data from Union Health Ministry, Madhya Pradesh has 7,553 active cases of coronavirus with 17,866 cured/migrated/discharged and 791 deaths.