File Images of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. PTI
Vijayan, who was the CPM candidate from Dharmadam in Kerala's Kannur district, had travelled extensively throughout the state during the campaign for the 6 April Assembly polls
File Images of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. PTI
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday tested positive for . Vijayan, who had taken the first dose of the vaccine last month, confirmed his infection in a tweet.
"I have been confirmed Covid+ve. Will get treated at the Government Medical College, Kozhikode," he tweeted.
I have been confirmed Covid +ve. Will get treated at the Government Medical College, Kozhikkode. Request those who have been in contact with me recently to go into self observation.
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) April 8, 2021
Vijayan, who is presently in Kannur, also requested all those who came in contact with him in recent days, to go into 'self-observation'.
Sources from the Chief Minister's Office told PTI that he was asymptomatic. Chief Minister's daughter Veena Vijayan and son-in-law PA Mohammed Riyas had earlier tested positive.
Vijayan, who was the CPM candidate from Dharmadam in Kannur, had travelled extensively throughout the state during the campaign for the 6 April Assembly polls.
He had also participated in the roadshow at Dharmadamon on the last day of the campaign.