Shivraj Singh Chouhan Again Tests Positive, Karti Chidambaram, Mohammed Salim Also Contract COVID-19

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan again tested positive for COVID-19 on the ninth day of his admission to a hospital. According to his medical report, Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s health is stable. He is currently undergoing treatment at Bhopal’s Chirayu Hospital. The Madhya Pradesh CM had tested positive on July 25 and was admitted to the hospital on the same day. Karti Chidambaram, a Congress MP and the son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, tweeted on August 3 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Left leader Mohammed Salim has also tested positive for the deadly virus. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who met Home Minister Amit Shah recently, tweeted on August 3 to say that he has self-isolated himself as per protocol. Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun, 62, died at Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences on August 2. The virus has also infected many Central and state government ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, who had recently attended a cabinet meeting. PM Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were present at the meet with Shah. Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and his daughter also tested positive for the coronavirus. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has also contracted the infection. The country logged more than 18 lakh cases of coronavirus on August 3, adding more than 1.5 lakh patients to the tally in just three days.