2 days after death of Hazoori Ragi Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, his 35 years old daughter has tested positive for coronavirus.
The daughter, Jaskirat Kaur, a resident of Lohian Khas under Shahkot sub-division in Jalandhar district, came in contact with her father after he had contracted the SARS-Cov-2 virus that causes Covid-19.
JALANDHAR BREAKING NEWS— daughter of late Hazoori Ragi, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa tests positive.
Health Department has not announced it formally yet but reliably learnt “Jaskirat Kaur d/o Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa has tested positive”
She is admitted to CH Jalandhar.
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She is undergoing treatment at an isolation ward in Jalandhar’s Civil Hospital.
Bhai Nirmal Singh’s family, including his father, mother, son, daughter-in-law had already been shifted to an isolation ward here. But they were reportedly tested negative.
Earlier, Bhai Sahib’s assistant Ragi Bhai Darshan Singh and Aunt returned from USA have also been tested positive and admitted in Civil hospital as well.
Several others who recently met the late Khalsa, including reputed environmentalist Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and 16 others, have tested Covid-19 negative. They had met Khalsa at Lohian Khas on March 12, where Seechewal and the local residents were performing desilting of the Satluj river.