Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tests positive for COVID-19, hospitalised
- Pradhan tweeted the news and said he was fine and healthy
- He has been hospitalised now
- The 51-year-old minister had met Home Minister Amit Shah: Sources
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has tested positive for coronavirus. The minister took to Twitter and wrote that after seeing symptoms of the coronavirus, he got tested and his report came positive on Tuesday.
The union minister has been hospitalised.
The 51-year-old minister had developed COVID-like symptoms on Monday and was tested on Tuesday.
Sources said Pradhan had last week met Home Minister Amit Shah, who was admitted to Medanta on Sunday after testing positive of coronavirus, reported PTI.
His staff too had earlier tested positive and has been isolation since.
Pradhan is one of the several high-profile names to have tested positive.
Others include Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has also been diagnosed with the infection and is being treated at privately-owned Kauvery Hospital.
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