Lav Agarwal, face of Centre’s Coronavirus briefings, tests positive for Covid-19
In a tweet, Agarwal informed that he has detected positive for the virus and said that he is under home isolation as per COVID-19 guidelines. He also appealed to all his colleagues to self-monitor themselves.
August 14, 2020 21:41
New Delhi: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary of Union Health Ministry, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
He was also the face of Centre’s breifings on Coronavirus, as he addressed media on Covid-19 containment strategy on regular basis before heading to hotspots regions as part of Central team.
In a tweet, Agarwal informed that he has detected positive for the virus and said that he is under home isolation as per COVID-19 guidelines. He also appealed to all his colleagues to self-monitor themselves.
Dear All,Just to inform that I have tested positive for Covid 19 and initiating home isolation as per guidelines. Requesting all my friends, colleagues for self monitoring. Contact tracing will be done by Health Team. Hoping to see everyone soon.
— lavagarwal (@lavagarwal) August 14, 2020
“Dear All, Just to inform that I have tested positive for COVID-19 and initiating home isolation as per guidelines. Requesting all my friends, colleagues for self-monitoring. Contact tracing will be done by the Health Team. Hoping to see everyone soon,” he said in a tweet.
Agarwal was leading the team for giving updates on the COVID-19 situation in the country.
