T’puram: Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan and former chief minister
Oommen Chandy have tested positive for Covid-19.
The CM has been shifted to Kozhikode medical college hospital. Earlier, his daughter Veena Vijayan and her husband P A Mohammed Riyas had tested positive. They are also admitted to the medical college hospital.
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader, Chandy has also been hositalised as he is symptomatic. He had returned to the state capital from Kottayam after the assembly election.
Earlier, the chief minister, through his social media page, asked everyone who came in close contact with him during the last days of the election campaign to get tested and to go on quarantine. A high-level meeting was convened by health minister KK Shailaja to monitor the condition of the chief minister. Even though he is asymptomatic, steps have been taken to meet any kind of emergency.
The chief minister is having comorbidities and hence the health minister has asked the principal secretary (health) to keep an expert critical care team ready to be shifted to Kozhikode. An expert critical care team from Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital will be sent if there is an emergency.
The chief minister had taken the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination. He was remaining in quarantine in Kannur after his daughter was tested positive. tnn