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Punjab cabinet minister tests positive for Covid-19

Published : Jul 15, 2020, 9:56 am IST
Updated : Jul 15, 2020, 9:56 am IST

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Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa

Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa

Punjab cabinet minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the first minister in the state

Chandigarh: Punjab cabinet minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the first minister in the state to contract the infection, a health official said.

He had undergone a Covid-19 last Friday after his department's director tested positive for the disease.

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Tript Bajwa The samples of Bajwa were collected for the second time after the first report had come negative on Saturday.

"He (Bajwa) has tested positive for coronavirus," Health Department Director Avneet Kaur said here. "His samples were collected again on Tuesday and his report confirmed him to be positive.

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