King George Medical University's Vice Chancellor Tests Positive For COVID-19
Press Trust of India | August 21, 2020 | 02:50 PM IST | 1 min read
NEW DELHI: Vice Chancellor of the King George Medical University here, Vipin Puri, has tested positive for coronavirus, a university spokesman said on Friday. The driver and another staff member of Puri had tested positive for COVID-19 after which he got himself tested and found that he had contracted the disease, university spokesperson, Sudhir Singh, said. The vice chancellor is in home isolation as a precautionary measure and has appealed to all those who came in contact with him to take all precautionary measures and get themselves tested.
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