Akhilesh Yadav tested positive for Covid-19
Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav, tested positive for Covid-19. He tweeted that he has tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "My Corona test report has just come positive. I have isolated myself and treatment has started at home," he wrote.
The Samajwadi leader also urged people who have come in contact with him in the last few days to get themselves checked. He also requested them to remain in isolation for a few days.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Samajwadi Party leader was in Haridwar to meet Akhil Bharatiya Akhanda Parishad President Mahant Narendra Giri, who also tested positive for Covid-19. Currently, Giri is undergoing treatment in a private nursing home in Haridwar.
Covid-19 cases are on the spike whereas Maharashtra has imposed 15 days Janata Curfew with strict restrictions in the state.
According to the data given by the health ministry around 1,61,736 are the new Covid-19 cases which were reported in one day, while the Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped further to 89.51 per cent
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