Home Minister Amit Shah Tests Positive For COVID-19, Hospitalised

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has tested positive for COVID-19. He is being admitted to the hospital.

On Sunday, 2 August, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tested positive for COVID-19. On the advice of the doctors, he is getting himself hospitalised.

Amit Shah tweeted, “On seeing the symptoms of coronavirus, I got myself tested and the reports have come positive. I am doing fine but as per doctor’s suggestions, I am getting myself hospitalised.”

कोरोना के शुरूआती लक्षण दिखने पर मैंने टेस्ट करवाया और रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। मेरी तबीयत ठीक है परन्तु डॉक्टर्स की सलाह पर अस्पताल में भर्ती हो रहा हूँ। मेरा अनुरोध है कि आप में से जो भी लोग गत कुछ दिनों में मेरे संपर्क में आयें हैं, कृपया स्वयं को आइसोलेट कर अपनी जाँच करवाएं।

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 2, 2020

He further urged people who have come in contact with him in the last few days to isolate themselves and get themselves tested.

Further, Union Minister Babul Supriyo tweeted that he had met Amit Shah on Sunday evening and that doctors have advised him to stay under isolation.

I had met Honble HM Shri @AmitShah ji day before in the evening • I am advised by Doctors to confine myself, away from my family members, for the next few days with a test to be done soon •
Shall abide with all precautionary measures as per Rules & Protocol #COVID19 #AmitShah

— Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) August 2, 2020

Meanwhile, Abhishek Bachchan took to Twitter to share the news that his father Amitabh has tested negative for coronavirus.

Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Minister Kamal Rani Varun had succumbed to coronavirus. She had been admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) on 18 July.

Several Leaders Wish Speedy Recovery

Several Cabinet ministers and state chief ministers have wished for Amit Shah’s speed recovery. These include Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad and chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Vijay Rupani.

अमितजी, हर चुनौती के सामने आपकी दृढ़ता और इच्छाशक्ति एक मिसाल रही है। कोरोना वायरस की इस बड़ी चुनौती पर भी आप निश्चित रूप से विजय प्राप्त करेंगे, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है।

आप जल्द से जल्द स्वस्थ हों, यही मेरी ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है। https://t.co/z92S0ZrCVm

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 2, 2020

अमित शाह जी! आप शीघ्र ही स्वस्थ हो कर पुनः उसी ऊर्जा के साथ देश सेवा में लगें ऐसी ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है। @AmitShah https://t.co/2hCQoGilLo

— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) August 2, 2020

गृहमंत्री @AmitShah जी ने अपने नेतृत्व व मार्गदर्शन से Covid के खिलाफ लड़ाई को नई दिशा दी है। मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि आप शीघ्र ही पूर्णतः स्वस्थ होंगे।

आपकी दूरदर्शी सोच व संचालन का लाभ देश को मिलता रहेगा। ईश्वर से आपके शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ #GetWellSoonAmitShah https://t.co/MA1CBJe9zY

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 2, 2020

Wishing Mr Amit Shah a speedy recovery.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 2, 2020

Heard about the Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji being tested positive for #COVID-19. Wishing him a speedy recovery. My prayers are with him and his family!

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 2, 2020

केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी का कोरोना टेस्ट का रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव आया है। ईश्वर से केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना करता हूं। @HMOIndia @AmitShahOffice

— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) August 2, 2020

India, on Sunday, 2 August, reported over 54,000 fresh positive cases and 853 deaths in the last 24 hours. This takes the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 17,50,724 including 5,67,730 active cases, 11,45,630 cured/discharged/migrated and 37,364 deaths, the Health Ministry said.