Labour Minister tests Covid positive

    at 11:49 am
    Santosh Gangwar
    Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar

    New Delhi (NVI): Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has tested positive for the novel coronavirus today.

    Gangwar said he has no symptoms and appealed to all those who may have come in his contact in the past few days to get themselves tested for the infection.

    “I want to inform you that my ‘Corona test report has come positive’. I don’t have any kind of symptom, I request that all the people that came in contact with me, please follow the corona safety rules. Together we will win this pandemic,” the labour minister tweeted in Hindi.

    The coronavirus situation in India continues to remain grim as the country continues to see an upsurge in its virus cases.

    The country registered 1.61 lakh Covid-19 cases, surpassing Brazil to become the second worst-hit country from Covid-19.

    -CHK