Rajasthan Transportation Minister Pratap Singh Khachariya tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.
In a tweet, the minister said: “Seeing some symptoms, I got tested for coronavirus and my report came back positive. I ask those who have contacted me in recent days to take the test. ”
The Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, wished him a speedy recovery. He tweeted, “Wishing my ministerial colleague Pratap Singh Khachariyawas a speedy recovery from Covid-9. Get better soon “.
At the Covid-19 review meeting chaired by the CM on Sunday, he asked all MLAs and MPs to get tested.
“Recently, some parliamentarians and state MLAs have been detected as positive for Covid-19. In light of this, as a precaution, all MP-MLAs should be tested to avoid infection. MP-MLAs continue to interact with the people as public representatives. In such a case, it would be appropriate to conduct a coronavirus screening for them and for the safety of the people they know, ”Gehlot said at the meeting.
Former Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Ramesh Meena also tested positive for Covid-19 today, while former Minister of Tourism Vishvendra Singh is on the mend.
Rajasthan recorded seven more deaths due to the coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the death toll from Covid-19 in the state to 1,037.
The state also reported 603 new coronavirus cases as of Sunday morning. The total number of people infected by Covid-19 is 79,380 in the state, of these 14,730 people are in treatment and 62,768 people have been discharged after treatment.
.
