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Union Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for COVID-19

The Amethi MP took to Twitter and requested those people who came in contact to get a COVID test at the earliest.

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Union Minister Smriti Irani tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and requested those people who came in her contact to get a COVID test at the earliest.  

Irani took to her Twitter handle and wrote, "It is rare for me to search for words while making an announcement; hence here’s me keeping it simple — I’ve tested positive for #COVID and would request those who came in contact with me to get themselves tested at the earliest."

Irani is among the many Union Ministers such as Home Minister Amit Shah, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, with 43,893 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases surged to 79,90,322 on Wednesday, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

With 508 new deaths, the death toll has mounted to 1,20,010, according to the Union Health Ministery.

Total active cases stand at 6,10,803 after a decrease of 15,054 in the last 24 hours. Total cured cases stand at 72,59,509 with 58,439 new discharges in the last 24 hours.

 

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