Chennai: Top politicians including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.
Amit Shah has been admitted to Medanta hospital, located in Haryana’s Gurugram near Delhi. In a tweet, he his health was fine but he was being hospitalised on the advice of doctors.
He also requested that all those ‘who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your inquiry done’.
Purohit tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday after 87 members of Raj Bhavan had tested positive earlier. A health bulletin issued by a private hospital, where he underwent medical checkup, said Purohit has tested positive.
“He is asymptomatic and clinically stable”, it said. The Governor underwent further tests and assessment at the hospital.
“As the infection is mild, he has been advised home isolation and will be monitored by the medical team of the hospital”, the bulletin said.
In a post on Twitter, Yediyurappa said that he was fine but had been hospitalised on the advice of doctors. While his daughter Padmavathi has also tested positive for the virus, the Chief Minister’s son, Vijayendra, has tested negative.
“I have tested positive for coronavirus. Whilst I am fine, I am being hospitalised as a precaution on recommendation of doctors. I request those who have come in contact with me recently to be observant and exercise self-quarantine,” Yediyurappa tweeted.