Uttarakhand Health Secretary Amit Negi has tested positive for Covid-19. The information was provided by RS Uniyal who is his private secretary on Wednesday. The secretariat management officer has been informed in this regard.
Two other officers working at the Uttarakhand Secretariat along with the Health Secretary have tested positive for COVID-19.
“All three officials have been quarantined and are following the COVID-19 protocols. The offices of all the three officials will be sanitized,” Uniyal added.
Over the past few days, ministers holding important portfolios have contracted the disease. Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi tested positive for coronavirus infection on Monday.
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