Union Minister Jitendra Singh has gone into quarantine after Jammu and Kashmir BJP President Ravinder Raina tested positive for COVID-19. Singh had come in contact with Raina on 12 July.
Singh tweeted, “Have gone into Self-Quarantine with immediate effect from 4 PM today, after receiving the news about #Corona positive test of J&K BJP President Sh Ravinder Raina who had accompanied us from Srinagar to Bandipora on 12th July.”
Have gone into Self-Quarantine with immediate effect from 4 PM today, after receiving the news about #Corona positive test of J&K BJP President Sh Ravinder Raina who had accompanied us from Srinagar to Bandipora on 12th July.
— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) July 14, 2020
Another BJP leader Ram Madhav too said that he was quarantining himself for a few days because he too was in contact with Raina ’48 hours ago.’ He tweeted, “Am quarantining myself for a few days since my colleague n BJP J&K President Ravinder Raina tested +ve for Corona today n I was with him 48 hrs ago in Srinagar. I tested -ve for Corona 5 times in last two weeks. Yet taking precautions to ensure safety of me n others.”
Am quarantining myself for a few days since my colleague n BJP J&K President Ravinder Raina tested +ve for Corona today n I was with him 48 hrs ago in Srinagar. I tested -ve for Corona 5 times in last two weeks. Yet taking precautions to ensure safety of me n others. ??
— Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) July 14, 2020
According to local media reports, Raina has been admitted to Naryana Hospital at Kakryal in the Katra area of Jammu where he has been kept in an isolation ward.