Brampton, March 25: Brampton West Member Parliament Kamal Khera has been tested positive with Covid-19.
Disclosing this fact herself, Kamal Khera said she began experiencing symptoms Saturday night and went into self-isolation. She got her test result last night. Khera, a former nurse, was first elected to Parliament in 2015.
A personal update from me. Thank you all for your support. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/GoJKKRjKcZ
— Kamal Khera (@KamalKheraLib) March 25, 2020
Kamal Khera, who is also a parliamentary secretary, said in a statement posted on Twitter that she began developing flu-like symptoms on Saturday night and immediately began self-isolating, with guidance from Peel’s Public Health and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Thank you Prime Minister, and thank you for the call this morning. And for the tips on working from home that I know will come in handy! https://t.co/pnrPMiNuar
— Kamal Khera (@KamalKheraLib) March 25, 2020
She was tested Monday night at Peel Memorial Centre in Brampton.
Three other MPs who came in contact with Khera have tested negative for corona virus .
