New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah has tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected more than 17 lakh people in the country. Sources said he has been admitted to Medanta hospital, located in Haryana’s Gurugram near Delhi. In a tweet, the minister said his health was “fine” but he was being hospitalised “on the advice of doctors”.
कोरोना के शुरूआती लक्षण दिखने पर मैंने टेस्ट करवाया और रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। मेरी तबीयत ठीक है परन्तु डॉक्टर्स की सलाह पर अस्पताल में भर्ती हो रहा हूँ। मेरा अनुरोध है कि आप में से जो भी लोग गत कुछ दिनों में मेरे संपर्क में आयें हैं, कृपया स्वयं को आइसोलेट कर अपनी जाँच करवाएं।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 2, 2020
The country logged more than 17 lakh cases of coronavirus today – adding more than one lakh patients to the tally in just two days.
Mr Shah, 55, had taken part in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, where all safety norms, including social distancing, were followed. Sources said extensive contact tracing will be carried out and anyone who came in contact with the minister will have to self-isolate.
“On getting the initial symptoms of coronavirus, I got the test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine, but I am being admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors. I request that all of you who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your inquiry done,” Mr Shah’s tweet in Hindi roughly said.
Sources said there is a strict coronavirus protocol at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence, which apart from the mandatory temperature check and the use of Aarogya Setu app, also involves extra measures. Sources said most of Prime Minister’s meetings are now held online. The use of cars inside the premises has been stopped.
The pandemic has claimed the life of a minister in Uttar Pradesh. Kamal Rani Varun, 62, died at Lucknow’s Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences this morning.
Last week, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tested positive for the virus. He has been in hospital for nine days, and tweeted today to say that he was well. From his hospital bed, the Chief Minister tweeted a get-well-soon message for Mr Shah. “Home Minister Amit Shah, may God help you recover soon, so you can serve the nation with full energy. Our best wishes are with you,” his tweet in Hindi read.
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