KGMU VC tests positive for coronavirus

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2020-08-22T14:42:29+05:30 | Updated On 22 Aug 2020 2:42 PM IST

Lucknow - Vice-Chancellor of the King George Medical University here, Lt Gen (Retd) Dr Vipin Puri, has tested positive for coronavirus, a university spokesman said on Friday.

The driver and another staff member of Dr. Puri had tested positive for COVID-19 after which he got himself tested and found that he had contracted the disease, university spokesperson, Dr Sudhir Singh, said.

The vice-chancellor is in home isolation as a precautionary measure and has appealed to all those who came in contact with him to take all precautionary measures and get themselves tested.

Dr Puri had recently taken over as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. Before that Dr. Vipin Puri was the DG, AFMC, Pune.

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Source : PTI

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