Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tests positive for swine flu

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday tested positive for swine flu and urged people to take timely treatment.

“I have been tested positive for swine flu. I took the treatment timely and now my condition improves,” he tweeted.

मुझे भी स्वाइन फ्लू पॉज़िटिव आया है लेकिन मैंने समय पर इलाज शुरू कर लिया, अब इम्प्रूवमेंट है। #swineflu

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) February 1, 2015

सरकार द्वारा पहले से समय रहते जागरूकता अभियान क्यों नहीं चलाया गया? लोगों को जानकारी के अभाव में मौत का शिकार होना पड़ रहा है। #swineflu — Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) February 1, 2015

Gehlot had gone for a test after he complained of fever, cough and cold on getting back from Delhi where he campaigned for Congress candidates on January 30, the personal secretary said.

Rajasthan has witnessed 28 deaths due to H1N1 virus in the New Year, prompting the state government to direct senior medical officers from the medical directorate to go to various districts for effective monitoring of cases of swine flu. 

(With PTI Inputs)