Union Minister Pralhad Joshi tests positive for COVID-19, informs he is asymptomatic

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahl Joshi has tested positive for vel coronavirus disease or COVID-19, he informed in a tweet Friday evening. Joshi said he is asymptomatic and as per doctor's vise is in home quarantine.

Several members of Union Cabinet such as Amit Shah, Nitin Gkari, Shrip Naik, Dharmendra Prhan, Kailash Choudhary, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Gajendra Shekhawat, and Suresh Angi were diagsed with COVID-19. However, in a shocking development on September 23, Angi passed away at AIIMS in national capital.

ditionally, leing politicians and constitutional functionaries such as Chief Ministers of Karnataka, Mhya Presh and deputy CM of Haryana and Tamil Nu Goverr Banwarilal Purohit have tested positive for vel coronavirus. In mandatory tests carried out before beginning of Monsoon session of Parliament, it was revealed that at least 25 MPs — 17 from Lok Sabha and eight from Rajya Sabha have contracted virus.

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PM's new push for COVID awareness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a COVID-19 public awareness campaign on October 8 in view of upcoming festivals and winter season even as coronavirus cases continue to mount while government pushes to open up a bruising ecomy.

'Jan Andolan for COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour' will be launched with aim to encour people’s participation (Jan Andolan) in disease prevention. It endeavours to be a low-cost high-intensity campaign with key messs of 'Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, Maintain Hand Hygiene', PMO said in a statement.

Coronavirus outbreak

PM Modi's latest push to instil a sense of responsibility among citizens comes as India's COVID-19 tally crossed 67-lakh mark with a spike of 72,049 new cases and 986 deaths reported in last 24 hours, according to latest Union Health Ministry data. total number of detected cases stands at 67,57,132 including 9,07,883 active es. Thus far, 57,44,694 patients have recovered while 1,04,555 have succumbed to respiratory illness. 

Since imposition of a strict lockdown in late March, PM Modi has repeatedly appealed Indians to passionately observe disease prevention rms like staying home, avoiding public garing, wearing mask outdoors, social distancing and regularly washing hands. Although, after nearly seven months of pandemic's arrival in country, cases have skyrocketed in recent months as fatigue over such rms and a grual opening of ecomy has me people complacent, a worry raised by government and experts warning of new infections overwhelming healthcare system.

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