Covid-19 Positive Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij Shifted To PGIMS Rohtak
Vij, who had last month got one shot of the two dose trial of the Covid19 vaccine Covaxin after he offered to be a volunteer, had on December 5 tested positive for the coronavirus.;
Ambala: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who had tested positive for coronavirus recently, has been shifted to the PGIMS hospital at Rohtak from the civil hospital here after he complained of discomfort, doctors here said on Sunday.
Doctors said the Minister was shifted on Saturday night.
Ambala's Civil Surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh said a team of doctors at the Rohtak hospital was monitoring his condition.
Vij, who had last month got one shot of the two-dose trial of the Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin after he offered to be a volunteer, had on December 5 tested positive for the coronavirus.
The 67-year-old BJP leader had offered to be the first volunteer in the phase three trials for Covaxin, an indigenous potential vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech against Covid-19.
He was administered the dose on November 20 at the Civil Hospital in Ambala Cantonment, about 50 km from Chandigarh.
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