Amit Shah tests positive for coronavirus

The home minister asked all his contacts to isolate themselves

Update: 2020-08-02 11:40 GMT
Amit Shah (PTI photo)

Home Minister Amit Shah said that he has tested positive for coronavirus. "My health is fine but I am getting admitted to hospital on advice of doctors," said Amit Shah after testing positive for COVID-19.

Shah also asked all those who came in contact with him to isolate and get themselves tested.

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As per reports, Amit Shah has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, Delhi.

Shah was part ofthe Cabinet meeting which took place last week. As per reports, efforts are on to do contact tracing as the home minister had met quite a few people in the recent past.

As soon as news got out, Shah's colleagues took to social media to wish him a speedy recovery.

India's COVID tally crossed the 17-lakh mark on Sunday with 54,736 confirmed cases in the country.

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