Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu Tests Positive For COVID-19; He Shared Stage With Rahul Gandhi

Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu who recently shared the stage with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, PTI reported quoting a health officer.

“He has mild fever and a sore throat,” Mohali civil surgeon Manjit Singh was quoted as saying adding that the minister is stable and in isolation at home.

 

People who have come in contact with him will also be tested, the doctor said.

Sidhu was in Sangrur on Monday for ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, to take part in a protest against the new farm laws along with Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, and other senior Congress leaders, the report added.

 

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