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Delhi Health Minister tests negative for Covid, to be discharged

By IANS | Updated: June 26, 2020 18:50 IST

New Delhi, June 26 Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday tested negative for Covid-19 and will be ...

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New Delhi, June 26 Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday tested negative for Covid-19 and will be discharged from the hospital.

The 55-year-old had tested positive on June 17 after developing breathlessness, following which he was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital. He was then shifted to Max Hospital, administered plasma therapy and kept on oxygen support in an ICU ward.A

On June 9, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also tested for coronavirus after he complained of mild fever and sore throat. His test report, however, came out to be negative.

AAP leader Atishi Marlena, Delhi government advisor Abhinandita Mathur and AAP media panelist Akshay Marathe have also tested positive for Covid-19 and are currently in quarantine.

( With inputs from IANS )

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