Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Tarun Gogoi at GMCH wearing PPE kit

Assam Health & Family Welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) to enquire about the health condition of former state chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) kit, Sarma visited the unit where Gogoi is recuperating.

“Today I visited former chief minister Tarun Gogoi. He is quite well now and recovering,” said Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Sarma also enquired about the health condition of several other MLAs and Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu who are undergoing treatment at the GMCH after being tested COVID-19 positive.

It may be mentioned that the octogenarian congress leader Tarun Gogoi had tested COVID-19 positive on August 25. Taking to his Twitter Gogoi wrote, “I have been tested Covid 19 positive yesterday. People who came in contact with me during Last few days they should go for Covid test immediately”.

Gogoi who was busy meeting congress and other political party leaderswas reportedly unwell for a few days. He and his wife Dolly Gogoi underwent COVID test after former minister Ajanta Neog tested COVID-19 positive on Tuesday. Gogoi had reportedly met Ajanta Neog a day before. After the tests, Tarun Gogoi tested COVID positive. However, his wife Dolly Gogoi tested negative. Though Gogoi was at home isolation initially, he was later shifted to the GMCH for better treatment.

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