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Amit Shah tests positive for coronavirus, admits to hospital
NEW DELHI, Aug 2, 2020 (BSS) – India’s Union Home Minister Amit
Shah has been tested positive for coronavirus, which has already
infected over 17 lakhs people across the country.
“On getting the initial symptoms of coronavirus, I got the test
done and report has come positive. My health is fine, but I am being
admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors,” Mr. Shah tweeted
in Hindi today.
He requested all, who have come in contact with him in the last few
days to isolate themselves and get inquiry done.
Media reports, however, quoting sources said that Mr. Shah, 55, was
admitted to Medanta hospital, located in Haryana’s Gurugram near
Delhi.
A team of doctors of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) led by its Director Dr. Randeep Guleria is likely to visit
Medanta Hospital this evening to oversee Shah’s treatment.
Several ministers and political leaders including Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda and Former President of Congress
Rahul Gandhi today in separate tweet messages wished speedy recovery
of Amit Shah.
In another development, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has
been discharged from Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital today as he was tested
Covid-19 negative.
“I have tested COVID-19 negative, have been discharged. I am back
home in solitary quarantine. Grace of the almighty, blessings of Ma,
Babuji, prayers and duas of near and dear and friends, fans EF… and
the excellent care and nursing at Nanavati made it possible for me to
see this day,” Amitabh Bachchan tweeted.
But, his son Abhishek Bachchan also a Bollywood actor, who admitted
to the same hospital on July 12 with coronavirus positive, will remain
at the hospital for the treatment as he has been tested Covid-19
positive again.
Amitabh Bachchan, 77, had been treating in the hospital for the
last 23 days as he was diagnosed positive for coronavirus on July 11.
The next day on July 12 his son Abhisek Bachchan was admitted to the
hospital with Covid-19 positive.
Earlier, Amitabh Bachcha’s daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai and
grand-daughter Aaradhya were discharged from the hospital being cured
from the virus. They admitted to the hospital after Abhishek Bachchon
as they were tested Covid-19 positive.
According to data provided by the Indian health ministry that the
total cases of coronavirus in the country crossed the 17-lakh mark
today with 54,735 new cases being reported in a day.
The total coronavirus cases surged to 17,50,723, while the death
toll climbed to 37,364 with 853 people succumbing to the disease in a
day, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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