Madhya Pradesh CM Tests COVID-19 Positive

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed the minister himself through his twitter handle.

In a tweet on his official account, the Chief Minister wrote, in Hindi: "My dear countrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after a test, my report came back positive".

मेरे प्रिय प्रदेशवासियों, मुझे #COVID19 के लक्षण आ रहे थे, टेस्ट के बाद मेरी रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव आई है। मेरी सभी साथियों से अपील है कि जो भी मेरे संपर्क में आए हैं, वह अपना कोरोना टेस्ट करवा लें। मेरे निकट संपर्क वाले लोग क्वारन्टीन में चले जाएँ।

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) July 25, 2020

Mr Chouhan also appealed to all colleagues and individuals "who has come in contact with me to get their coronavirus test done".

All close contacts of the chief minister have been moved in to quarantine.