Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends an event in New Delhi on August 1, 2020. Mr. Shah said on August 2, 2020 said he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends an event in New Delhi on August 1, 2020. Mr. Shah said on August 2, 2020 said he had tested positive for COVID-19.   | Photo Credit: PTI


T.N. Governor also infected; U.P. Minister dies of COVID-19.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and requested all those who had come in contact with him in the past few days to isolate themselves and get tested.

Mr. Shah’s positive report came on a day when Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kamla Rani Varun died from coronavirus infection, and Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and U.P. State BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh also tested positive for COVID-19.

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

Mr. Shah, admitted to the private Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, said he got himself tested after seeing “early symptoms” of the disease. “Though I am feeling okay, am being admitted