Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar, 66, who was admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram for the treatment of Covid-19, is stable, hospital authorities said on Thursday.
A press statement said, “CM Haryana continues to remain stable and active. His vitals are being maintained. He is kept under strict observation and monitoring in isolation under the treatment of Medanta Covid Care Ward Team.”
Khattar was admitted in the wee hours of August 25 after he announced his test results on August 24 evening on Twitter.
Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, 72, who also tested positive, is admitted in the hospital’s Covid intensive care unit but his condition is stable.
A senior health official said, “Gupta is under close observation in the Covid ICU as further investigations are being conducted. His condition is stable and he has been maintaining vital parameters such as pulse, respiration and blood pressure.”
Khattar and Gupta were found infected by coronavirus in a span of seven hours.
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So far, 10 legislators from Haryana, including the CM, Speaker and two ministers, have tested positive for Covid-19. The other MLAs infected are Aseem Goyal, Laxman Napa, Ram Kumar Kashyap and Harvinder Kalyan besides the BJP member of Parliament from Karnal, Sanjay Bhatia.
On Monday, three employees, a sweeper, a cook and a room attendant, posted at the Haryana MLAs’ hostel in Chandigarh were found Covid-19 positive.
On Sunday, six Vidhan Sabha employees, including Gupta’s political secretary, tested positive for coronavirus.
