‘After being in Pilibhit for three days, I have tested positive for Covid with fairly strong symptoms’The BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 with "fairly strong symptoms". In a tweet, he also said the Election Commission, which on Saturday announced the poll schedule for five States, should make sure candidates and political workers too get a precautionary dose of Covid vaccine. "After being in Pilibhit for three days, I have tested positive for Covid with fairly strong symptoms," Varun Gandhi said. He added, "We are now in the middle of a third wave and an election campaign. The Election Commission should extend precautionary doses to candidates and political workers as well."

Source: The Hindu January 09, 2022 19:19 UTC