Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his spouse Asha Hooda examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Sunday.

The 73-year-old Congress chief and his spouse are in Delhi and they’re going to get themselves admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon as a precautionary measure, celebration MLA B B Batra informed PTI.

“Hooda had delicate fever on Saturday. Later, he and his spouse acquired themselves examined for COVID-19 and their report was optimistic,” he stated.

When contacted, Hooda informed PTI over telephone that he had fever however was feeling okay. He stated that his and spouse’s COVID-19 take a look at reviews have come optimistic.

On Friday, one other senior Congress chief from the state, Randeep Singh Surjewala, had additionally examined COVID-19 optimistic.

Final yr Hooda’s son and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda had additionally contracted COVID-19.

After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of prime politicians from Haryana have contracted the an infection. They embrace Chief Minister M L Khattar, his deputy Dushyant Chautala, state Dwelling Minister Anil Vij and some different ministers and Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta.