Days after taking Covid vaccine, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests positive

Ayodhya: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Temple, at Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI05-08-2020_000076B)

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat has tested Covid-19 positive and is undergoing treatment in a private hospital at Nagpur.

RSS functionary stated that, ‘The RSS chief was suffering from some minor cough and cold issues and underwent an RT-PCR test’.

After the report Covid-19 came positive, Bhagawat was admitted to the Kingsway Hospital on Friday.

Incidentally, the 70 year old Bhagwat  who had taken his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on March 7 is responding well to the treatment and his condition is described as stable.

Currently, Nagpur the state’s second capital is amongst the worst-hit Corona hotspots in the state besides Mumbai and Pune in the ongoing ferocious second wave of the pandemic.