Venkaiah Naidu is in home quarantine and in good health, his office tweeted
New Delhi:
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu tested positive for coronavirus during a routine test, his office said in a tweet tonight. The 71-year-old man, who is in home quarantine, is “asymptomatic and in good health,” the tweet read.
“The Vice President of India, who underwent a routine COVID-19 test earlier this morning, tested positive. He is, however, asymptomatic and in good health. He was recommended for home quarantine. His wife Smt. Usha Naidu has tested negative and is in self-isolation, “read his office tweet.
Naidu, who is also the chairman of Rajya Sabha, recently attended the parliament session during the monsoons, which was cut short after more than 25 members tested positive for the virus.
Both houses of parliament were suspended indefinitely on September 23, instead of continuing until the designated date of October 1.
Today, for the first time in 28 days, the number of deaths from coronavirus over a 24-hour period fell below 1,000. Along with the 776 deaths, a total of 96,318 people have lost their lives to the disease so far.
The number of people affected by the disease has crossed the 61 lakh mark, counting in 70,589 new cases in the last 24 hours, data published by the Ministry of Health showed this morning.
The report of a second sero-survey, conducted between August 17 and September 22, showed that 7.1 percent of the country’s adult population has been exposed to the virus. This is a big jump from the 0.73 percent recorded in the first survey, conducted in the same 700 towns and urban districts in May.
The report comes as the country prepares for the next phase of lifting coronavirus-related restrictions.
Over the next few days, the Center is expected to announce the guidelines for Unlock 5. The current phase will end on Wednesday.
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