Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests Covid positive

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for Coronavirus today. Rajnath Singh posted his health status on Twitter. "I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine," Singh posted on Twitter. "I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested," the defence minister said.

I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested.

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 10, 2022

Former Union Minister and Lok Sabha member Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also tested positive for Covid on Monday.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar tested positive on Sunday. In a tweet, he had said: "And after succeeding in avoiding #COVID19 for last 21 months, it finally catches up wth me tdy as I tested +ve tdy."

Recently several Union Ministers tested positive for Covid. These include Mahendra Nath Pandey, Raosaheb Patil Danve, Bharti Pawar, Nityanand Rai, and SP Singh Baghel.

BJP MPs Varun Gandhi and Manoj Tiwari also tested positive for Covid. Tiwari, however, has recovered from infection as recent report on Saturday came negative.

Today, India registered single-day rise of 1,79,723 new Covid cases and 146 deaths.