Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tests negative for COVID-19

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tested negative for novel coronavirus on Tuesday, confirmed AAP MLA Raghav Chadha on Twitter. “CM @ArvindKejriwal tests negative for COVID-19. Thank god,” Chadha said.

The 51-year-old AAP supremo underwent the test for coronavirus earlier in the morning. Kejriwal had gone into self-quarantine on Sunday after he developed a sore throat and fever.

“CM is a little unwell. He has developed mild fever and a sore throat. So he has self-isolated himself. Since Sunday afternoon, he has not received any guest or official,” a party functionary had said.

While the CM had self-quarantined, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, earlier in the day, assured there is no community transmission of the deadly virus in Delhi. However, after holding a meeting with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to assess the Covid-19 situation, he told reporters that Delhi is expected to see 5.5 lakh Covid-19 cases by July 31.