Kolkata: Veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal Mohammed Salim has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night.
The senior leader of the Marxist party has been admitted to a private hospital on Kolkata's Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.
The ex-MP tweeted, "I have tested positive for coronavirus with very mild symptoms but I got myself admitted into a hospital as per the advice of my attending doctor".
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I have tested positive for Coronavirus with very mild symptoms but I got myself admitted into a hospital as per the advice of my attending doctor. This decision also aims at avoiding all kinds of risks of infection amongst my friends, family & neighbours.
— Md Salim (@salimdotcomrade) August 3, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">I have tested positive for Coronavirus with very mild symptoms but I got myself admitted into a hospital as per the advice of my attending doctor. This decision also aims at avoiding all kinds of risks of infection amongst my friends, family & neighbours.
— Md Salim (@salimdotcomrade) August 3, 2020I have tested positive for Coronavirus with very mild symptoms but I got myself admitted into a hospital as per the advice of my attending doctor. This decision also aims at avoiding all kinds of risks of infection amongst my friends, family & neighbours.
— Md Salim (@salimdotcomrade) August 3, 2020
He said that the decision also aimed at avoiding all kinds of risks of infection amongst his friends, family and neighbours.
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It has been learned that for the past few days, Md Salim was suffering from high fever, along with breathlessness and stomach pain.
Earlier, it was reported that senior CPI(M) leader Shyamal Chakrabarti has been tested positive for COVID-19. His reports came on Saturday, following which he, too, was admitted to a hospital.
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader from West Bengal Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wished a speedy recovery to Md Salim. "Get well soon," Adhir tweeted.
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Wishing a speedy recovery of Md Salim, Get well soon @salimdotcomrade
— Adhir Chowdhury (@adhirrcinc) August 3, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Wishing a speedy recovery of Md Salim, Get well soon @salimdotcomrade
— Adhir Chowdhury (@adhirrcinc) August 3, 2020Wishing a speedy recovery of Md Salim, Get well soon @salimdotcomrade
— Adhir Chowdhury (@adhirrcinc) August 3, 2020
It is to be noted that from 2014-2019, Salim was a Member of the Parliament representing the Raiganj Constituency.
(With inputs from IANS)
