Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): Jabalpur divisional commissioner B Chandrashekar has tested positive for COVID-19. A sample has also been sent to identify the new variant 'Omicron'.

Chandrashekar isolated himself at his residence here. He has requested all those who had come in contact with him in the past a few days to isolate themselves and get tested.

Earlier, he had also chaired a meeting with administrative officials.

Health department was, however, gathering information about his travel and contact history. The department also issued an alert among the people in the district.

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