Coronavirus | Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani tests negative

CM Vijay Rupani, 64 tested positive for the viral infection on February 15

February 21, 2021 05:25 pm | Updated 08:39 pm IST - Ahmedabad

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tested negative for coronavirus on February 21, the CM’s office said.

Earlier, Mr. Rupani, 64, tested positive for the viral infection on February 15, a day after he fainted on a stage during campaigning for civic polls in Vadodara.

Since then, he was undergoing treatment at the U.N. Mehta Heart Hospital in Ahmedabad.

According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office on Feb. 21, he “tested negative for COVID-19 in the RT-PCR test done today”.

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