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Home / News / Politics News / Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests negative for coronavirus
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    Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests negative for coronavirus

    Written by
    Shalini Ojha
    Edited by
    Dyuti Biswas
    Last updated on Aug 15, 2020, 12:32 pm
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests negative for coronavirus
  • Home Minister Amit Shah informed through a tweet on Friday that he tested negative for coronavirus, twelve days after he contracted the infection.

    The BJP leader, seen as number 2 in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, said that he will remain in home isolation on doctors' advice for a few more days, confirming that he won't attend tomorrow's Independence Day function at Red Fort.

  • In this article
    Thank well-wishers for support: Shah Shah informed the latest development through a tweet Shah had been admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram Shah also appreciated the doctors for their efforts Shah helped Kejriwal in curbing coronavirus cases Shah visited largest COVID-19 facility in Delhi with Kejriwal India is the third-most affected nation
  • Tweet

    Thank well-wishers for support: Shah

    Thank well-wishers for support: Shah
  • In the tweet, Shah thanked his well-wishers for their support and prayers. To note, Shah was the most notable Union Minister to have contracted the highly-contagious disease.

    After him, his colleagues Dharmendra Pradhan and Arjun Ram Meghwal also tested positive.

    Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka — Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BS Yediyurappa were also infected. Chouhan has recovered as well.

  • Twitter Post

    Shah informed the latest development through a tweet

  • आज मेरी कोरोना टेस्ट रिपोर्ट नेगेटिव आई है।

    मैं ईश्वर का धन्यवाद करता हूँ और इस समय जिन लोगों ने मेरे स्वास्थ्यलाभ के लिए शुभकामनाएं देकर मेरा और मेरे परिजनों को ढाढस बंधाया उन सभी का ह्रदय से आभार व्यक्त करता हूँ।
    डॉक्टर्स की सलाह पर अभी कुछ और दिनों तक होम आइसोलेशन में रहूँगा।

    — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 14, 2020
  • Background

    Shah had been admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram

    Shah had been admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram
  • Shah, 55, had tweeted on August 2 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

    He was subsequently admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, Haryana.

    Just a few days before that, he had attended a Cabinet meeting at the official residence of PM Narendra Modi.

    The meeting included the PM, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

  • Twitter Post

    Shah also appreciated the doctors for their efforts

  • कोरोना संक्रमण से लड़ने में मेरी मदद करने वाले और मेरा उपचार करने वाले मेदांता अस्पताल के सभी डॉक्टर्स व पैरामेडिकल स्टाफ का भी आभार व्यक्त करता हूँ। @medanta

    — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 14, 2020
  • Throwback

    Shah helped Kejriwal in curbing coronavirus cases

    Shah helped Kejriwal in curbing coronavirus cases
  • Long before he had been diagnosed with the virus himself, Shah had been at the forefront of Delhi's fight against coronavirus.

    In June, he held meetings with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and L-G Anil Baijal on more robust and enhanced methods of COVID-19 tracing.

    In the conversations, isolation of patients' contacts and re-mapping of all containment zones were discussed.

  • Measures

    Shah visited largest COVID-19 facility in Delhi with Kejriwal

    Shah visited largest COVID-19 facility in Delhi with Kejriwal
  • On June 15, Shah had also called an all-party meet on the COVID-19 situation, putting political differences aside. The meet was attended by leaders of BSP, AAP and the Congress, besides the BJP.

    He had also gone on an inspection of the country's largest COVID-19 facility which is located at Chhatarpur, along with Kejriwal.

    The facility, having 10,000 beds, was constructed in record time.

  • Numbers

    India is the third-most affected nation

    India is the third-most affected nation
  • According to the statistics provided by WHO (World Health Organization), data collected from August 4 to 13 shows that India has been reporting the highest number of cases this month.

    India currently has the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world.

    Recovery rate is currently at 70.17%, with the absolute number of total deaths having reached 48,040.

    The infections' tally stands at 2,465,662.

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