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Home minister Amit Shah tests Covid-19 positive, admitted to hospital

The home minister also requested those who had come in contact with him in the last few days to get tested for coronavirus and isolate themselves

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Photo PTI
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I have undergone a coronavirus test after showing initial symptoms and have tested positive, he said.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said he has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital following advice of doctors, the first Indian Cabinet minister to fall victim to the pandemic. A close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 55-year-old Shah made the announcement on Twitter.

"I have undergone a coronavirus test after showing initial symptoms and have tested positive. My health is fine but I am getting admitted to a hospital on the advice of doctors," he tweeted in Hindi.

The home minister also requested those who had come in contact with

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