Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 cases are rising yet again, increasing the positivity rate. Delhi has reported a rising positivity rate (23%) with 22,751 new cases.

Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh has been tested positive for COVID-19. The BJP minister tweeted this afternoon that he has been tested positive for COVID-19 with “mild symptoms”.

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

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COVID-19 cases are rising yet again, increasing the positivity rate. Delhi has reported a rising positivity rate (23%) with 22,751 new cases in 24 hours on Sunday. Earlier, in the first week of January 2022, Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tested positive for COVID-19.