Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh on Sunday said he has tested positive for Coronavirus, minutes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said he has also tested positive for the virus.
Singh requested the people who had come in his contact to quarantine themselves as per the guidelines and get tested for Coronavirus.
On the advice of a doctor, Singh said, "I am currently home quarantined at my residence. I request all the citizens to take full care and strictly follow the guidelines of the government."
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Minister Kamal Rani Varun, the only woman cabinet minister in the state, died of COVID-19 at a hospital. She was 62.
