New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has tested positive for Covid-19, weeks after his father Farooq Abdullah caught the virus.
In a tweet on Friday, Omar Abdullah said, “For a year I did my best to dodge this damn virus but it’s finally caught up with me. I tested positive for Covid19 this afternoon. I’m completely asymptotic. Based on medical advice I’m self-isolating at home & monitoring my parameters like oxygen saturation levels etc (sic)”.
For a year I did my best to dodge this damn virus but it’s finally caught up with me. I tested positive for #COVIDー19 this afternoon. I’m completely asymptotic. Based on medical advice I’m self-isolating at home & monitoring my parameters like oxygen saturation levels etc.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) April 9, 2021
Omar contracts virus 2 days after vaccination
Two days after Omar received Covid vaccine, he has been infected with Coronavirus.
Abdullah took his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar on Wednesday.
After his vaccination, he took to Twitter thanking the medical team for their service.
Got my 1st dose of the #COVIDvaccine this morning. It was a smooth & painless affair. I’m grateful to everyone at SKIMS, Srinagar for vaccinating me today. pic.twitter.com/ggxy9nkEcp
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) April 7, 2021
“Got my first dose of the COVID vaccine this morning. It was a smooth and painless affair. I am grateful to everyone at SKIMS, Srinagar for vaccinating me today,” he tweeted.
Omar Abdullah has tested positive two days after his father Farooq Abdullah was discharged from hospital after treatment.
