New Delhi: Bharatiya Janta Party MP from North East Delhi and former state unit chief Manoj Tiwari Tuesday said he tested positive for COVID-19 and has isolated himself at home.
He has developed fever and cold two days back and tested positive Tuesday.
“Was feeling unwell since January 2 night. I could not go for poll campaigning in Rudrapur in Uttarakhand due to mild fever and cold. Have tested positive today. As precautionary measure I have isolated myself yesterday (Monday) only. Please take care of you and your families,” Tiwari said in a tweet in Hindi Tuesday.
परसों (2 Jan) रात से ही अस्वस्थ महसूस कर रहा था।हल्का बुखार और ज़ुकाम होने के कारण कल उत्तराखंड – रूद्रपुर प्रचार में भी नहीं जा पाया था..टेस्ट में आज पॉज़िटिव आया हूँ..
सतर्कता बरतते हुए अपने आप को कल ही isolate कर लिया था.
कृपया अपना और अपने परिवार का ध्यान रखें 🙏— Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariMP) January 4, 2022
He has also asked his staff and those who came in contact with him to get tested and quarantine themselves as a precaution.
According to his staff members, the BJP MP has tested positive for COVID-19 second time, earlier he had tested positive during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic in April 2021.
The BJP star campaigner, Tiwari has cancelled his upcoming rallies in poll bound Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. He has to address a rally in Lunckow on January 7, which has been cancelled now, one of his staff members told PTI.
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He has last addressed a public gathering in Chandigarh December 21.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana has also tested COVID positive.
“Dosto I have been diagnosed Covid Positive. Fortunately it’s a mild one. I m in Home isolation now. Please aap sab log apna dhyan rakho. U people take care of urself,” Khurana, son of former Delhi chief minister late Madan Lal Khurana, tweeted.