Ex President Pranab Mukherjee gets corona
Rohit Shishodia
India’s former President Pranab Mukherjee has tested corona positive. The former President had gone to a hospital for a different procedure but he tested positive for the deadly virus.
Mukherjee tweeted on August 10, 2020, “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for Covid 19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me ... to please self-isolate and get tested for Covid 19.”
Recently, many prominent figures including Home Minister Amit Shah, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain, Actor Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ashiwarya Rai Bachchan have been infected by the coronavirus. They all have recovered.
While most of the patients are recovering from the disease, it is also killing a few. Kamla Rani Varun, who was a minister in the UP government, died of the disease. Bihar MLC Sunil Kumar Singh also succumbed to the virus.