Former president Pranab Mukherjee,has tested positive for coronavirus. The news was confirmed by the 84-year old on Twitter. He wrote, On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self isolate and get tested for COVID-19.
Earlier, Union Minister Minister Amit Shah tweeted on August 2 that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Mr. Shah’s positive report came on a day when Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kamla Rani Varun died from coronavirus infection, and Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and U.P. State BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh also tested positive for COVID-19.