Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has quarantined himself at his Ranchi residence. The CM isolated himself after a minister whom he had met recently tested positive for coronavirus.
Ranchi, July 8:
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has quarantined himself at his Ranchi residence after a minister he had met earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
In a statement on Wednesday, the state government said, “Jharkand CM Hemant Soren quarantined himself. Entry to the CM residence prohibited. CM had come in contact with state minister Mithlesh Thakur who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday [Tuesday].”
Jharkhand CM Hemnat Soren had recently come in contact with minister Mithilesh Thakur. Thakur later tested positive for Covid-19.The Chief Minister has also asked staff members of the Jharkhand CMO to go into home quarantine.
The chief minister’s samples are expected to be tested during the day, officials said.
Hemant Soren has wished a speedy recovery of Thakur and another Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Mathura Mahato, who tested positive for the disease on Tuesday, the statement said.
Both Thakur and Mahato have been admitted to the Covid-19 ward of the state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here and their contacts are being traced, they said.
So far, Jharkhand has reported over 3,000 COVID-19 cases. While there are 892 active cases in Jharkhand, 22 people have died due to coronavirus.
