New Delhi: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan tested positive for Covid 19 on Tuesday. He has been admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Delhi.
#COVID19 ର ଲକ୍ଷଣ ଦେଖାଯିବା କାରଣରୁ ମୁଁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିଥିଲି । ରିପୋର୍ଟ ପଜିଟିଭ୍ ଆସିଛି । ଡ଼ାକ୍ତରଙ୍କ ପରାମର୍ଶ କ୍ରମେ ମୁଁ ହସ୍ପିଟାଲରେ ଭର୍ତ୍ତି ହୋଇଛି ଏବଂ ସୁସ୍ଥ ଅଛି ।
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 4, 2020
According to reports, Pradhan had been in isolation after officials from his staff tested positive for the virus.
Pradhan is the second Union Minister in India to have tested positive for Covid-19.
Wishing early recovery of Pradhan, Kandhamal MP and Founder of KISS, KIIT, Dr. Achyuta Samanta said in a tweet that he became sorry to know about it.
ମାନ୍ୟବର କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପେଟ୍ରୋଲିୟମ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନଜୀଙ୍କ କରୋନା ସଂକ୍ରମିତ ହେବା ଖବର ଶୁଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କର ଆଶୁ ଆରୋଗ୍ୟ କାମନା କରୁଛି। ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ!
— Achyuta Samanta (@achyuta_samanta) August 4, 2020
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