New Delhi: After Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Union Minister on Tuesday tweeted to confirm the news in Odia and Hindi and stated that his condition was stable.
#COVID19 ର ଲକ୍ଷଣ ଦେଖାଯିବା କାରଣରୁ ମୁଁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିଥିଲି । ରିପୋର୍ଟ ପଜିଟିଭ୍ ଆସିଛି । ଡ଼ାକ୍ତରଙ୍କ ପରାମର୍ଶ କ୍ରମେ ମୁଁ ହସ୍ପିଟାଲରେ ଭର୍ତ୍ତି ହୋଇଛି ଏବଂ ସୁସ୍ଥ ଅଛି ।
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 4, 2020
According to News18, he is being treated for the infection at Medanta Hospital in Haryana’s Gurugram.
He had been in isolation after his staff had tested positive for the virus, the report added.
The news came four hours after he tweeted to congratulate Abhishek Saraf and Sanjita Mohapatra of Odisha for having secured 8th and 10th rank respectively in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2019.
Congratulations to all the candidates who have cleared the #UPSC Civil Services Examination 2019. Happy to learn that two of Odisha’s meritorious students, Abhishek Saraf and Sanjita Mohapatra have secured 8th and 10th rank respectively.
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 4, 2020
Shah was also admitted to the same hospital after he tested positive for the virus on Sunday.
