Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi contracts Covid, yet again

New Delhi, August 13: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has tested positive for Covid-19 once again. Earlier, on June 12, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi was to Ganga Ram Hospital due to Covid-related issues. She had earlier tested positive for Covid-19 infection on June 2. After testing Covid positive, the Congress chief had sought more time from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear before it for questioning in a money laundering case. According to sources at the agency, the ED had issued a fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi to appear before it for questioning on June 23. The probe agency had also summoned her son and former party president Rahul Gandhi on June 13 for questioning in the case. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="750"] Sonia Gandhi[/caption] Also Read | Salman Rushdie on ventilator after attack, may lose an eye Meanwhile, on June 3, AICC general secretary and Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi had also confirmed that she had tested positive for Covid-19, just a day after Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi was found infected. However, on August 10, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announced that she had tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in three months. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="750"] Priyanka Gandhi[/caption] “Tested positive for covid (again!) today,” the Congress leader tweeted, adding that she will be isolating at home and following all protocols.

Tested positive for covid (again!) today. Will be isolating at home and following all protocols. — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 10, 2022

Rahul Gandhi was also reported ill as a result of which his visit to Rajasthan's Alwar to attend the party's 'Netratv Sankalp Shivir' was cancelled.  Also Read | Farmers intensify protest in Phagwara; place trolleys to block Amritsar-Delhi NH On the other hand, India reported 15,815 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. The daily case positivity rate is 4.36 per cent, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. The active caseload in the country stands at 1,19,264, accounting for 0.27 per cent of the total cases. The death toll has mounted to 5,26,996. -PTC News