Amit Shah s test results are positive for Coved who was hospitalized after initial symptoms
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In a tweet, 55-year-old Shah said he tested himself after some initial symptoms appeared and found it positive for the new Coronavirus |
New Delhi: Union Minister of Interior Amit Shah tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram for treatment.
In a tweet, 55-year-old Shah said he tested himself after some initial symptoms appeared and found it positive for the new Coronavirus. He said that although he was fine, he was hospitalized on the advice of his doctors.
Shah also asked people who called him in the past few days to isolate themselves and also take the test.
According to a source, Shah was tested Sunday morning and his report came in the late afternoon.
He was tested and his report was positive, and then he was isolated.
Before that, Shah was present on Wednesday at a cabinet meeting that approved the new national education policy. There, Shah was in direct contact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of I & B Prakash Javadkar, and Minister of Human Resources Development Ramesh Bokrial "Nishank".
According to a second source, the Shah had several connections inside and outside the ministry. He had gone to meet Javadekar at his residence and also met the President of BJP J.P. Nadda.
Moreover, the civil servants with whom Shah worked closely were alerted.
“Every morning, Amit Shah meets with his employees and then all the officials at his North Block office. Then he holds another meeting in the late afternoon. He said he also has connections outside the North Block.
It was also requested by the Minister of State for Home Affairs c. Kishan Reddy and Nitianand Rai observe themselves for symptoms.
More than a dozen bureaucrats, officials, and even ministers have been alerted. The second source added that they were asked to test themselves.
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