Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
“I had symptoms of COVID-19. In the test report I was found positive. I appeal to all my colleagues that whoever has come in my contact to get tested for coronavirus. My close contacts should move to quarantine,” he tweeted.
He added: “I have been reviewing the status of coronavirus infection in the state every evening since 25 March. Now I will try to review the situation through video conferencing as much as possible.”
Chouhan also said that in his absence, the meeting to review the coronavirus situation will be held by Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Urban Development and Administration Minister Bhupendra Singh, Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang and Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary.