Nitin Gadkari has examined constructive for coronavirus
Highlights
- Nitin Gadkari tweeted right this moment that he has examined constructive for coronavirus
- He recommended everybody who got here involved with him observe security protocol
- Earlier than him, at the very least 7 union ministers examined constructive for coronavirus
New Delhi:
Union minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted this night that he has examined constructive for coronavirus, which has thus far contaminated greater than 50 lakh individuals within the nation. Earlier than him, at the very least seven union ministers, together with Union house minister Amit Shah, and two dozen lawmakers have contracted the illness.
Within the obligatory covid checks for parliamentarians performed earlier than the monsoon session began on Monday, 17 members of the Lok Sabha and eight from the Rajya Sabha had examined constructive. Mr Gadkari had examined damaging on the time. His constructive outcome got here from a check performed in Nagpur, sources mentioned. Mr Gadkari had attended parliament on Monday.
“Yesterday, I used to be feeling weak and consulted my Physician. In the course of the course of my examine up, I’ve been examined COVID 19 constructive. I’m at current doing properly with the blessings and good needs of all. I’ve remoted myself,” learn the tweet of Mr Gadkari.
Yesterday, I used to be feeling weak and consulted my Physician. In the course of the course of my examine up, I’ve been examined COVID 19 constructive. I’m at current doing properly with the blessings and good needs of all. I’ve remoted myself.
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 16, 2020
In a second tweet, the minster recommended that everybody who got here involved with him observe the protection protocol.
“I request everybody who has are available my contact to watch out and observe the protocol. Keep secure,” learn the tweet of the 63-year-old, who handles the Highway Transport & Highways, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises portfolios.
Apart from Amit Shah, the Union ministers who’ve contracted the virus earlier embody Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ayush Minister Shirpad Naik, junior agriculture minister Kailash Choudhary, junior minister for heavy industries and parliamentary affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal and petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Lav Agarwal, who was main the central authorities’s information conferences on COVID-19, had additionally examined constructive.
Earlier right this moment, India reported 90,123 new circumstances of coronavirus, taking its complete previous the 50-lakh mark. The nation additionally reported 1,290 deaths within the final 24 hours – the very best in a day, confirmed knowledge from the Union Well being Ministry.
The quantity of people that have died of the illness now stands at 82,066, with a fatality price of 1.63 per cent. The positivity price within the nation stands at 8.06 per cent.
India has been reporting the very best variety of day by day coronavirus circumstances on this planet since August.
Over the previous week, barring Tuesday, it has been reporting 90,000-plus circumstances.
