New Delhi

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has tested positive for COVID-19 and has isolated himself.

He announced it on Twitter. He wrote:

For a year I did my best to dodge this damn virus but it’s finally caught up with me. I tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon. I am completely asymptomatic, based on medical advice I’m self-isolating at home & monitoring my parameters like oxygen situation levels etc.

For a year I did my best to dodge this damn virus but it’s finally caught up with me. I tested positive for #COVIDー19 this afternoon. I’m completely asymptotic. Based on medical advice I’m self-isolating at home & monitoring my parameters like oxygen saturation levels etc.

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) April 9, 2021

His father Dr Farooq Abdullah had first tested corona positive. He was hospitalized for a few days and has been recovering at home since his his discharge.