Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tests positive for COVID-19

Vijayan, who is asymptomatic, will be moved to the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode

Last updated: April 08, 2021 | 17:09

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Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala

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Dubai: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has tested positive for COVID-19.

Vijayan, who is asymptomatic, will be moved to the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, he tweeted.

The chief minister had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on March 3.

Vijayan requested those who were in contact with him to go into self-observation.

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