Delhi AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi and his brother have tested positive for coronavairus. The AAP leader, who represents the Karol Bagh constituency in the assembly, had undergone a test on Wednesday. His results came positive today. The MLA has not shown any symptoms of the disease so far and has been himself under self-quarantine.
"I am currently in home quarantine. I do not have any symptoms of the disease but I have tested positive for it," he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Currently serving his thirds term as MLA, the AAP leader has been regularly posting updates on relief work for migrants on his official twitter account.
Mr Ravi is the first case of a public representative getting infected in the national capital where the highly contagious virus has claimed 59 lives with 3,515 confirmed cases.
From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO Universal Coronavirus Vaccine? New Jab Targets Even Unknown Threats Rahul Gandhi's Seat At Red Fort Triggers Fresh Congress Attack On BJP "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP In A 1st, All Women India, Bangladesh Border Troops Share I-Day Greetinge Kim Dotcom To Be Extradited From New Zealand After 12-Year Fight With US Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.