Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to Medanta Hospital.
In a tweet, Mr. Pradhan said he has been admitted to hospital after testing positive of COVID-19.
Mr. Pradhan, 51, had developed COVID-like symptoms on Monday and was tested on Tuesday.
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“After seeing symptoms of COVID-19, I got tested. The report has come positive,” he tweeted. “On the advice of doctors, I have been admitted to hospital and I am healthy.”
Sources said Mr. Pradhan had last week met Home Minister Amit Shah, who was admitted to Medanta on Sunday after testing positive of coronavirus .
His staff too had earlier tested positive and has been isolation since.
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Mr. 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 B.S. 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.