UnionInformation and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announcedthat he has tested positive for Covid-19.
Ina tweet, Javadekar, who also holds the portfolios of Environment, Forest andClimate Change, and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises said: "I havetested Covid positive today. All those who have come in contact with me in thelast 2-3 days may please get themselves tested."
Earlierin the day, Congress national media in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala alsotested positive for Covid-19.
Ina tweet, he said: "I have tested positive for Covid-19 today morning.Anyone who has come in contact with me in the last 5 days, please self isolateand take necessary precautions."
Indiahas recorded more than two lakh cases for second consecutive day on Friday.
Meanwhile, expressingconcern over the surge in the Covid-19 cases, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a tweet in Hindi said: "Dear countrymen, this isa time of great crisis for all of us. All our close relatives, family members,people around us are getting hit by the Covid epidemic. I request to all towear face mask and follow all instructions related to Covid safety. We have towin this war together with caution and compassion."
PriyankaGandhi herself is in home isolation after her husband Robert Vadra testedpositive.
BesidesJavadekar, several Ministers and Chief Ministers too have tested positive forCovid. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa tested positive on Friday -the second time in eight months.