India interior minister tests positive for coronavirus

Home Minister Amit Shah after visiting the residence of Union minister Pralhad Joshi in Hubballi, on Sunday. (PTI Photo). Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.

NEW DELHI, Aug 2, 2020, Al Jazeera. India’s Interior Minister Amit Shah said that he had tested positive for coronavirus and had been admitted to hospital, Al Jazeera reported.

Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and one of the country’s most powerful politicians, heads a key ministry that has been at the forefront of managing India’s coronavirus outbreak.

“I request all of you who came in contact with me in the last few days to isolate yourselves and get tested,” Shah said in a tweet.

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