Health Minister’s daughter tests positive for COVID-19

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaOctober 8, 2020

The residence of Health Minister Alexander Laloo Hek has been declared as a micro containment area on Thursday after his daughter was tested positive for COVID-19.

Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War said the minister’s daughter, who is a high risk contact, was tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday and is asymptomatic.  

“Contact tracing is still going on,” he said while informing that all the family members have been tested and were found to be negative.   

Asked, Dr War said that the minister is presently out of station.