Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Tests Positive For COVID-19

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced in a tweet. Shekhawat has been hospitalised and has requested anyone who has come in contact with him to test themselves. Shekhawat is the latest Union Minister to contract COVID-19 after Home Minister Amit Shah, AYUSH Minister Shirpad Naik, Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Ram Meghwal and Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan.

Update: 2020-08-20 09:10 GMT

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