Published 19:09 IST, August 2nd 2020
Home Minister Amit Shah tests positive for Coronavirus; gets admitted to Medanta hospital
In a major development, Home Minister Amit Shah, on Sunday, confirmed that he has tested positive for Coronavirus, adding that he is doing well but hospitalised
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UPDATE at 7:00 PM
Sources have confirmed that Home Minister Amit Shah was present in the last Cabinet Meeting where social distancing was strictly followed along with wearing of masks. Sources added that there was a strict protocol at PM residence in the last few months with temperature checks, Aarogya Setu checks, no use of internal cars to ferry people being some of the measures adopted. Most physical meetings are avoided and VCs are preferred instead, report sources.
In a major development, Home Minister Amit Shah, on Sunday, confirmed that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. He added that he is doing well but has been admitted to the hospital on the advice of his doctors. He urged people who came in contact with him to isolate themselves and get tested. Sources report that Shah has been admitted to Gurugram-based Medanta Hospital.
Amit Shah tests COVID +ve
कोरोना के शुरूआती लक्षण दिखने पर मैंने टेस्ट करवाया और रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। मेरी तबीयत ठीक है परन्तु डॉक्टर्स की सलाह पर अस्पताल में भर्ती हो रहा हूँ। मेरा अनुरोध है कि आप में से जो भी लोग गत कुछ दिनों में मेरे संपर्क में आयें हैं, कृपया स्वयं को आइसोलेट कर अपनी जाँच करवाएं।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 2, 2020
Amit Shah takes over Delhi's COVID battle
In June, with the rapid increase in Delhi's cases and its COVID positivity, Home Minister Amit Shah ordered Delhi govt to cap the COVID testing rate at Rs 2400. Moreover, he ramped up testing increasing from 4000-5000 daily to 16,618 samples in two days - June 15 and 16, later tripling it 20,000 tests/day - which is Delhi's current testing rate. Here are some of the other key decisions by the Centre -
- A door-to-door health survey will be conducted in Delhi's containment zones
- 500 railway coaches have been alloted which will increase Delhi Hospital's capacity by 8,000 beds.
- Transfer of 4 IAS officers - Awanish Kumar & Monica Priyadarshini from Andaman & Nicobar, and Gaurav Singh Rajawat & Vikram Singh Mallik from Arunachal Pradesh to New Delhi to assist in COVID management
- MHA has directed attachment to Delhi Government of two senior IAS officers - SCL Das and SS Yadav from Centre
- Delhi will be given priority to test COVID-19 patients via Rapid Antigen method, approved by ICMR.
- Revised containment strategy recommended by the V K Paul Committee - redrawing the containment zones
- India's largest COVID Care facility at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas was set up, while a 1000-bed COVID hospital with 250 ICU beds, to be operated by the Armed Forces Medical Services too was constructed within 12 days.
Delhi's current COVID-19 scenario
Delhi recorded 961 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday taking the infection tally to over 1.37 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,004, authorities said. As many as 1,23,317 patients have recovered, migrated or been discharged while the number of active cases stood at 10,356. Fifteen people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,004, they said. The infection tally stood at 1,37,677. A total of 4,289 RT-PCR and 8,441 rapid antigen tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, they said.
Major politicians wished for Shah's speedy recovery:
I am sorry to hear from news media that Amit Shah has to be admitted to hospital because he has tested positive for Coronavirus. I wish him speedy recovery and pray for his early discharge
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) August 2, 2020
ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि आप शीघ्र स्वस्थ होकर, देश की सेवा के कार्यों को आगे बढ़ाते रहें और हमारा मार्गदर्शन करते रहें। https://t.co/B2ieImonji
— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) August 2, 2020
ईश्वर आप को स्वास्थ्य वरदान प्रदान करेंगे आप यथाशीघ्र पुनः राष्ट्रसेवा में व्यस्त होंगे।
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) August 2, 2020
महादेव के श्रीचरणो में प्रार्थना🙏 https://t.co/YZmmkNh6oL
अमित शाह जी! आप शीघ्र ही स्वस्थ हो कर पुनः उसी ऊर्जा के साथ देश सेवा में लगें ऐसी ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है। @AmitShah https://t.co/2hCQoGilLo
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) August 2, 2020
माननीय गृहमंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी के कोरोना संक्रमित होने का समाचार प्राप्त हुआ। मैं ईश्वर से उनके शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ की प्रार्थना करता हूँ।
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) August 2, 2020
हम सभी आपके जल्दी स्वस्थ होने की कामना करते हैं।
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 2, 2020
भारत सरकार में गृह मंत्री एवं हमारे वरिष्ठ नेता श्री अमित शाह जी के कोरोना पॉज़िटिव होने की ख़बर हम सबके लिए चिंताजनक है।
— Jairam Thakur (@jairamthakurbjp) August 2, 2020
मैं ईश्वर से @AmitShah जी के जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ । https://t.co/0sePPIUuZg
गृह मंत्री मा. श्री @AmitShah जी, ईश्वर आपको शीघ्र पूर्णतः स्वस्थ करें और आप पूरी ऊर्जा के साथ देश सेवा में जुट जाएं।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 2, 2020
हम सबकी शुभकामनाएं आपके साथ हैं! https://t.co/SH6AamGCtP
अमितजी, हर चुनौती के सामने आपकी दृढ़ता और इच्छाशक्ति एक मिसाल रही है। कोरोना वायरस की इस बड़ी चुनौती पर भी आप निश्चित रूप से विजय प्राप्त करेंगे, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 2, 2020
आप जल्द से जल्द स्वस्थ हों, यही मेरी ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है। https://t.co/z92S0ZrCVm
केन्द्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री अमित शाह जी के कोरोना संक्रमित होने का समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) August 2, 2020
ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि आप शीघ्र पूर्णतः स्वस्थ होकर राष्ट्र सेवा के कार्यों को आगे बढ़ाने में सक्रिय हों।@AmitShah
गृहमंत्री @AmitShah जी ने अपने नेतृत्व व मार्गदर्शन से Covid के खिलाफ लड़ाई को नई दिशा दी है। मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि आप शीघ्र ही पूर्णतः स्वस्थ होंगे।
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 2, 2020
आपकी दूरदर्शी सोच व संचालन का लाभ देश को मिलता रहेगा। ईश्वर से आपके शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ #GetWellSoonAmitShah https://t.co/MA1CBJe9zY
आदरणीय केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी के कोरोना संक्रमित होने का समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) August 2, 2020
श्री अमित शाह जी दृढ़ इच्छाशक्ति के प्रतिमान हैं।
Politicians across the aisle to wish for his recovery
Heard about the Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji being tested positive for #COVID-19. Wishing him a speedy recovery. My prayers are with him and his family!
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 2, 2020
Best wishes to #HomeMinister #AmitShah for a quick recovery &restful convalescence. As a #corona recoveree myself, he may also have a non symptomatic and hence a mild case.
— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) August 2, 2020
I have just heard of Union Home Minister Amit Shah ji testing positive for #Covid19. My best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) August 2, 2020
Concerned to know about the hospitalisation of Union Home Minister @AmitShah ji after being tested positive for #COVID19. Wishing him a speedy recovery and praying for a long life.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 2, 2020
I pray for the speedy recovery of Hon'ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah ji https://t.co/i26dkb6Q1q
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 2, 2020
देश के गृहमंत्री श्री अमित शाह जी के शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ की कामना करता हूँ। https://t.co/gyWGN5NKx6
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) August 2, 2020
16:51 IST, August 2nd 2020