Rajnath Singh, Nitish Kumar test Covid positive

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he had tested positive for Covid. In a tweet, he said, "I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested."

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Former Union Minister and Lok Sabha member Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also tested positive for Covid on Monday. Nitish Kumar has isolated himself in his residence. Sources have said that he will soon shift to a 7 Circular Road bungalow on a temporary basis so that sanitation of his present residence at 1 Anne Marg can take place. The CMO has appealed to people of Bihar to stay indoors as much as possible and go to the market only for necessary work. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar tested positive on Sunday. In a tweet, he had said: "And after succeeding in avoiding #COVID19 for last 21 months, it finally catches up wth me tdy as I tested +ve tdy."

Recently several Union Ministers tested positive for Covid. These include Mahendra Nath Pandey, Raosaheb Patil Danve, Bharti Pawar, Nityanand Rai, and S.P. Singh Baghel.

BJP MPs Varun Gandhi and Manoj Tiwari also tested positive for Covid. Tiwari, however, has recovered from infection as recent report on Saturday came negative. Today, India registered single-day rise of 1,79,723 new Covid cases and 146 deaths. (IANS)

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