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Amit Shah Tests Negative For COVID-19, Tweets His Colleague Manoj Tiwari
By: TP News
Date: 8/9/2020 12:27:38 PM
Jammu and Kashmir:Home Minister Amit Shah has tested negative for coronavirus, his BJP colleague and MP Manoj Tiwari tweeted today, nearly a week after the Home Minister was hospitalised with the highly contagious COVID-19. Mr Shah is recovering at Medanta hospital in Haryana's Gurugram near Delhi.
Extensive contact tracing had been carried out and anyone who came in contact with the Home Minister was asked to self-isolate.
Mr Shah, 55, had taken part in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday last, which was attended by all top ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
All safety norms, including social distancing, were followed at the crucial meet, where the National Education Policy or NEP was approved.