Omar Abdullah tests positive for Covid-19, 2 days after taking vaccine

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.