Budhha Dhan Chakma is the one legislator in Mizoram to have examined optimistic for COVID-19. (File)
Aizawl:
Mizoram’s lone BJP legislator Budhha Dhan Chakma has examined optimistic for COVID-19, official sources stated on Sunday.
He was among the many 35 individuals who had been recognized with coronavirus an infection within the final 24 hours, they stated.
Mr Chakma, 47, is the one legislator in Mizoram to have examined optimistic for COVID-19.
“I’m very stunned that I’ve examined optimistic for COVID-19. However I’m asymptomatic and doing very properly. Fortunately, all my different relations have examined adverse,” he advised PTI.
I’m sorry to tell that I’ve been examined Covid-19 optimistic(RT-PCR) on 13/9/20 with none signal and symptom and I shall be shifted to Zoram Medical Faculty,Aizawl for precautionary measure. And request all people to not are available direct contact with me and my household.
— Dr Buddha Dhan Chakma (@BuddhaDhan) September 13, 2020
He stated he will likely be shifted to Zoram Medical Faculty (ZMC) for therapy.
“I’ve requested the well being division to shift me to ZMC as being a COVID-19 affected person it’s not secure to be at dwelling. I hope I will likely be shifted to the medical faculty within the night,” he stated.
A former Congress member, Mr Chakma was the Minister of State for Sericulture and Fisheries within the earlier Lal Thanhawla authorities.
In October 2017, he resigned because the minister and in addition from the occasion in protest in opposition to the denial of medical seats to 4 Chakma college students who had certified within the Nationwide Eligibility Cum Entrance Check (NEET).
Later, he joined the BJP and gained the Tuichawng seat within the November 2018 meeting elections.
Mizoram has to this point reported 1,414 circumstances of COVID-19. There are 591 lively circumstances within the state at current, whereas 823 individuals have recovered. Mizoram has not reported any COVID-19 loss of life.
