NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah was admitted to Medanta hospital in Gurgaon on Sunday after testing positive for Covid-19. “My health is fine, but I am being admitted to hospital on the advice of doctors,” Shah tweeted at 4.43 pm.
Sources said the minister, 55, got himself tested after showing symptoms of Covid-19 and added that he was “stable”.
All those who came in contact with him in the last few days have been advised to isolate and get tested if they had symptoms of the disease. Shah appealed to them to take precautions. “I request all of you who came in contact with me in the last few days to isolate yourselves and get tested,” he tweeted.
कोरोना के शुरूआती लक्षण दिखने पर मैंने टेस्ट करवाया और रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। मेरी तबीयत ठीक है परन्तु डॉक्टर्स की… https://t.co/D1Jhi6tG1t
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 1596366832000
Home secretary A K Bhalla, it is learnt, has decided to get himself tested, while minister of state for environment Babul Supriyo, who had recently met Shah, said he has isolated himself.
Shah had attended the last meeting of the Union Cabinet at the PM’s residence, but sources in the government emphasi