Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari tests COVID-19 positive: Official

West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under home isolation, a health official said on Friday.

minister's mor has also contracted disease, he said.

49-year-old legislator from Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district has isolated himself at a guest house in his constituency, while his mor has been admitted to a Kolkata-based hospital, official said.

" minister has mild symptoms and is under home isolation," he said.

Ministers Sujit Bose, Jyotipriyo Mullick and Swapan Debnath had earlier tested positive for infection and have recovered.