Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur his family members and staffers at his residence and office will remain under home quarantine

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, his family members and staffers at his residence and office will remain under home quarantine for a week despite testing negative for Covid-19.

Jai Ram ThakurThirty-six samples were taken from Thakur's residence and 27 from the state secretariat on Wednesday after a deputy secretary at his office and a BJP leader from Mandi tested positive for Covid-19.

The test results of the chief minister, his wife Sadhana Thakur and their two daughters came out negative around 9 pm on Wednesday.

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Thakur and his family members had gone into self-isolation on Wednesday afternoon.

The additional chief secretary said the chief minister and all others will remain quarantined for a week and will be tested again after five-six days.