Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat, 4 family members test positive for Covid-19

Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat. Photo: PTI

1 min read . Updated: 24 Mar 2021, 06:39 PM IST Edited By Aparna Banerjea

He also urged that 'all the people who have come in contact with me till this afternoon, please get your inquiry done, because these precautions are necessary'

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat and four members of his family test positive for coronavirus, the minister posted on Twitter.

Stating that he was reluctant in taking the Covid-19 test first, Rawat tweeted, "Later this afternoon, I, my wife, daughter, Sumit Rawat, Puran Rawat, decided to do the test."

TRENDING STORIESSee All

As the results came, it showed that Rawat, along with his four family members were Covid-19 positive. He also urged that "all the people who have come in contact with me till this afternoon, please get your inquiry done, because these precautions are necessary."

#अनंतोगत्वा कोरोना पहलवान ने मुझे जकड़ ही लिया। आज दोपहर बाद मैंने अपनी पत्नी, बेटी, सुमित रावत, पूरन रावत, इन सबका #कोरोना टेस्ट करने का फैसला लिया। मैं तब भी अपना कोरोना टेस्ट करवाने में हिचकिचा रहा था। फिर मुझे लगा नहीं, मुझे भी करवा लेना चाहिये और अच्छा हुआ ... 1/2 pic.twitter.com/LMoOxHhsnu
— Harish Rawat (@harishrawatcmuk) March 24, 2021

Only recently, the current Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The chief minister took to Twitter to inform the people about his COVID-19 test report and said he has tested positive for the pandemic but he is alright and has no complications.

Rawat also advised the people who had come into contact with him over the past few days to get themselves tested.