New Delhi: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tested positive for COVID19 on Wednesday.

“This is to inform you all that I have tested COVID positive today. I am taking medication & treatment as per the advice of my doctors. Request all those who have come in my contact recently to be observant, and get themselves tested,” he Tweeted.

“All the work of EduMinOfIndia is being conducted normally observing necessary precautions,” he added.

This comes a day after Union minister of state for development of north eastern region Jitendra Singh contracted the Covid-19 virus.

Over the last few days, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi,  former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union sports minister Kiren Rejiju, chief ministers of Telangana – K Chandrasekhar Rao, and Uttar Pradesh – Yogi Adityanath, and many others have tested positive.

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