The man met his infected sister on March 13 and later went to the protest site. (Photo: PTI)

A Delhi man was tested for the novel coronavirus on Thursday after it was revealed that he had come in contact with a patient who had returned from Saudi Arabia.

The man was in close contact with his sister who had visited Saudi Arabia. The sister has tested positive for Covid-19. According to the administration, the woman had returned from Saudi Arabia on March 11 and met her brother two days later on March 13.

The patient was taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Thursday morning but is currently being treated at the LNJP Hospital. His sister is undergoing treatment at the Safdurjung Hospital.

So far, there have been 12 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Delhi with one death.

Matters, however, have been complicated as after visiting his sister, the man went to an anti-CAA gathering in North West Delhi.

Speaking to India Today TV, the man said, "My sister came back from Saudi on March 11 after her Umrah pilgrimage. I met her on March 13, 2 days after she returned. Then on March 16, she tested positive. Between March 13-16, I visited a gathering of 15-20 people. There was no anti-CAA protest as such because that was already cleared during riots. But we were discussing the act. On March 18, I developed a cough, so as a responsible citizen, I went to LNJP to get myself tested."

"I have only been tested. My results are yet to come," he clarified.

Many have raised concerns over public health as protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act continue across India. The government on Wednesday said several meetings have been held by the Delhi Police at different levels with various stakeholders, including Aman Committees, resident welfare associations, to end the ongoing protests at Shaheen Bagh.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has also written to the District Magistrate of South East Delhi to submit a report regarding the assembly of people in Shaheen Bagh protest site amidst the coronavirus outbreak.

Officials from police and Southeast district administration visited Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday and urged the anti-CAA protestors to vacate the area in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. Police said that they held a meeting on Monday also regarding the same issue but nothing came out of it.

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