71-year-old Indian Vice President is in good health and is asymptomatic. His wife also underwent the test and was found to be negative, 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's official Twitter handle announced.
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Several political leaders have been infected with Covid-19 and have recovered. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, AYUSH Minister Sripad Naik have recovered from the disease. Earlier this month, Union Minister of of Road Transport and Highways, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari tested positive for Covid-19 and had to self-isolate himself.
Before the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on September 14, 17 Member of Parliament (MPs) tested positive for coronavirus in mandatory tests conducted before the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
As many as 12 MPs from the BJP, the most from any party in Lok Sabha, were found infected with the disease during the test followed by the YSR Congress's two MPs and one each of the DMK, the Shiv Sena and the RLP.