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.
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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.
