Delhi; 02 Aug 2020 (UMMN): Indian HM Amit Shah has tested positive for covid-19, and has been hospitalised on doctors advice.
"On getting the initial symptoms of coronavirus, I got the test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine, but I am being admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors. I request that all of you who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your inquiry done," Mr Shah's tweet in Hindi roughly said.
According to NDTV, the pandemic has claimed the life of a minister from Uttar Pradesh. Kamal Rani Varun, 62, died at Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences this morning.
Over the last 24 hours, 54,735 cases of the disease were reported, taking the total number of cases to 17,50,723, according to NDTV quoting Union health ministry data.
