Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tests positive for Covid-19

Nitin Gadkari. File pic

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently under home quarantine."I have tested positive for Covid 19 today with mild symptoms.

Following all the necessary protocols, I have isolated myself and I am under home quarantine. I request all those who have come in contact with me to isolate themselves and get tested," he said in a tweet.

Earlier on Monday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently under home quarantine with "mild symptoms".

Meanwhile, India has recorded 1,68,063 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Tuesday.

A total of 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in the country so far.The daily positivity rate now stands at 10.64 per cent

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