The situation in Maharashtra, the worst-affected state with the COVID-19 outbreak is turning out to be worse from the bad. After the normal public, celebrities, and lawmakers are contacting the virus.
As a shocking development, Maharashtra State Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. He confirmed the news on social media.
"I have tested positive for COVID-19. I had some initial symptoms and the test result has confirmed the infection," Uday Samant's Tweet read.
"My health is fine and I have home quarantined myself," he added.
The Minister urged everyone who came in contact with him to get themselves tested. He hoped that he might get back to work within a week. He is the 15th Minister in Maharashtra government to get infected with the virus.
Earlier, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad, MoS School Education Bacchu Kadu, Energy Minister Nitin Raut, Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif, MoS Rural Development Abdul Sattar, Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad, PWD Minister Ashok Chavan, Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde, Animal Husbandry Ministry Sunil Kedar, Cooperation Minister Balasaheb Patil, MoS Cooperation Vishwajeet Kadam, Ports Minister Aslam Shaikh, and MoS Environment Sanjay Bansode have contacted the virus.
As a shocking development, Maharashtra State Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. He confirmed the news on social media.
"I have tested positive for COVID-19. I had some initial symptoms and the test result has confirmed the infection," Uday Samant's Tweet read.
"My health is fine and I have home quarantined myself," he added.
The Minister urged everyone who came in contact with him to get themselves tested. He hoped that he might get back to work within a week. He is the 15th Minister in Maharashtra government to get infected with the virus.
Earlier, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad, MoS School Education Bacchu Kadu, Energy Minister Nitin Raut, Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif, MoS Rural Development Abdul Sattar, Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad, PWD Minister Ashok Chavan, Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde, Animal Husbandry Ministry Sunil Kedar, Cooperation Minister Balasaheb Patil, MoS Cooperation Vishwajeet Kadam, Ports Minister Aslam Shaikh, and MoS Environment Sanjay Bansode have contacted the virus.