Senior Assam Congress leader Bobbeeta Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19. 

Sharma tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. 

However, an update of the same broke on Thursday afternoon. 

Assam Congress general secretary Bobbeeta Sharma has informed that she is on a “personal leave”. 

“Managed to dodge COVID-19 in first and second wave. Was active during Assam Assembly Elections 2021 without missing a single press meet of the Assam Congress. But now COVID-19 caught up when I am on personal leave. Tested positive yesterday,” the senior Assam Congress leader said. 

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“You cannot guarantee that going to crowded places will get you infected but close social interactions may also be the cause of getting the virus. There is no doubt that the new variant travels fast and you have to be in direct contact with the person who turned positive”, she added.

“From my experience it is best to stay at home when someone close to you turns positive and wait till you get the results ( RTPCR and not RAT kit at home only) before undertaking any furthermore social interaction even if you are asymptomatic”, she further said.