Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The information was shared through a tweet on his official Twitter handle (@VPSecretariat).
The Twitter post stated that the Vice President had undergone a routine COVID-19 test on Tuesday morning and the result showed that he had contracted Coronavirus.
The Vice President is asymptomatic, in good health, and been advised home quarantine, the post further stated.
His wife, Smt. Usha Naidu has tested negative for Covid-19, and is in self-isolation.
The Vice President of India who underwent a routine COVID-19 test today morning has been tested positive. He is however, asymptomatic and in good health. He has been advised home quarantine. His wife Smt. Usha Naidu has been tested negative and is in self-isolation.
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) September 29, 2020
Naidu, 71, had addressed a virtual event on post-COVID healthcare where he urged the private sector to pitch in to improve healthcare system in rural India.
More details awaited.
