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Dharmendra Pradhan tests Covid-19 positive

August 4, 2020 Government

New Delhi: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Pradhan has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Haryana’s Gurugram.

In a tweet, Pradhan has confirmed of being infected with the virus.

#COVID19 के लक्षण दिखने पर मैंने टेस्ट करवाया जिसमें मेरी रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव आई है। डाक्टरों की सलाह पर मैं अस्पताल में भर्ती हूँ और स्वस्थ हूँ।
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 4, 2020

The Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel is undergoing treatment at the same private hospital where Home Minister Amit Shah is being treated for Covid-19.

Dharmendra Pradhan is the second Union Minister to have tested positive for Covid-19.