Chandigarh, August 22: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij was admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh after his oxygen level dipped on Sunday.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar visited the PGIMER and enquired about Vij's health. Also Read | Afghanistan Crisis: Around 45 Keralites Among Latest Batch of Indians Airlifted From the Country Share Ordeal.

The minister was admitted to PGIMER in Chandigarh earlier today on the advice of a panel of doctors after his oxygen level dipped. Also Read | Assam: Bank Heist Foiled in Kokrajhar District, Three Dacoits Gunned Down By Police.

Vij had tested positive for coronavirus last year on December 5 after taking a trial dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin'. He had offered to be the first volunteer for the third phase trial of Covaxin, which started in the state.

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