Madhya Pradesh minister Vishvas Sarang tests positive for coronavirus COVID-19

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Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh minister Vishvas Sarang on Sunday (August 9, 2020) said that he has tested COVID-19 positive in his second coronavirus report.

The MLA from Narela also requested everyone who came in contact with him to get themselves tested.

He took to Twitter and wrote, "My second COVID-19 report has come positive today. I am in home isolation since my first report came negative. I request everyone to get tested who came in contact with me."

आज मेरी दूसरी #COVID19 टेस्ट रिपोर्ट #पॉज़िटिव आई है।
प्रथम टेस्ट रिपोर्ट नेगेटिव होने के बाद से ही मैं होम आइसोलेशन में हूँ।
आप सबसे अनुरोध है कि जो भी मेरे संपर्क में आए हैं आप सभी #COVID19 टेस्ट करा लें।

— Vishvas Sarang (@VishvasSarang) August 9, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who is hospitalised after testing COVID-19 positive recently wished for Sarang's speedy recovery.

आपकी शुभकामनाऐं मुझे संबल प्रदान करेंगी। जल्दी स्वस्थ होकर, आपके नेतृत्व में प्रदेश के विकास में सहभागी बनूँगा। शुभकामनाओं के लिए बहुत-बहुत आभार।
माननीय मुख्यमंत्री @ChouhanShivraj जी। https://t.co/N5rDBxVOxs

— Vishvas Sarang (@VishvasSarang) August 9, 2020

Earlier in the day, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu also tested positive for coronavirus.

Several political leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa have contracted COVID-19 in the past few weeks.

As per the latest health bulletin, Madhya Pradesh has a total of 38,157 infections, of which, 8,827 cases are still active. 

A total of 28,353 people have recovered so far, while 977 have succumbed to the virus.