Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan, who is jailed in Uttar Pradesh over sedition charges, has tested positive for COVID-19, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Mr. Kappan was admitted to the KM Medical College in Mathura, his lawyer Wills Matthews told The Hindu .
“He was not well for the last one week. [COVID test] report came on Wednesday morning,” said Mr. Matthews.
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The lawyer said when he spoke to Mr. Kappan a few days back, he informed him he was not keeping well.
“He said he had some difficulty in getting good water. A few days back he also collapsed in the toilet,” said Mr. Matthews.
Mr. Kappan, a diabetic, displayed COVID-19 symptoms like cough, fever and body ache, Mr. Matthews said.
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He said he would move the Supreme Court to request it to get him shifted to a better hospital in Delhi.