New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohsin Raza on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and asked everyone who had come in contact with him in the last few days to quarantine themselves.
Raza, who is the Minister of State for Minority Welfare, Muslim Waqf and Haj in Uttar Pradesh, said on the advice of doctors, he has quarantined himself at his residence.
“In the past, some staff attached to me had tested positive for COVID-19. After having symptoms of COVID-19, I underwent test on Monday. I have tested positive for COVID-19.
“I request all the people, who have met me or come in contact with me to undergo test and quarantine themselves as per guidelines,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.
— Mohsin Raza (@Mohsinrazabjpup) August 31, 2020
Raza, 52, is the lone Muslim face in the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Earlier, Rural Development Minister Rajendra Pratap Singh, Ayush Minister Dharam Singh Saini, Youth Development Minister Upendra Tiwari, Atul Garg Minister of State for Medical, Health and Family Welfare and Chaudhary Udaybhan Singh, Minister of State for Khadi and Villages Industries had tested positive for the disease.
