COVID-19: Union minister Kailash Chaudhary tests positive

Team Udayavani, Aug 8, 2020, 4:18 PM IST

Jaipur: Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary has tested positive for coronavirus, he said in a tweet on Saturday.

He is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jodhpur, he said.

“Following the test done last night after showing symptoms, the report for coronavirus has come out positive,” Chaudhary tweeted.

”All friends who came in contact with me in the last few days should keep distance from their family members and get themselves tested,” he said.

बीती रात शुरूआती लक्षण दिखने पर मेरे स्वास्थ्य परीक्षण के तहत कोरोना पॉज़िटिव की रिपोर्ट आई है। कृपया बीते कुछ दिनों में मुझसे सम्पर्क में आए सभी मित्रगण अपने परिजनों से दूरी बनाए रखें एवं अपना स्वास्थ्य परीक्षण कराएं। मेरे स्वास्थ्य की जानकारी लेने वाले सभी शुभचिंतकों का आभार।

— Kailash Choudhary (@KailashBaytu) August 8, 2020

“There is fever with little breathing problem. I am taking treatment under the supervision of doctors in the hospital,” he said in the tweet.

The Union minister, who was on a three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Jaisalmer, had visited several places.