Punjab minister Tript Bajwa's wife and son also test Covid positive

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 16

The wife and son of Punjab Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Bajwa, too, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

Bajwa had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Captain Amarinder tweeted wishing Bajwa good health.

The development came a week after Director Rural Development Vipul Ujjwal tested positive.

Director Health Services Dr Avneet Kaur said that Bajwa’s swabs taken last week after Ujjwal tested positive had come back.

“However, he developed flu like symptoms. So, we repeated the test today, which was found positive,” she said.