Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, who underwent a routine COVID-19 test on Tuesday morning, has tested positive for the coronavirus infection. He has been advised home quarantine since he is asymptomatic and in good health, his office said in a statement.
The Vice President of India who underwent a routine COVID-19 test today morning has been tested positive. He is however, asymptomatic and in good health. He has been advised home quarantine. His wife Smt. Usha Naidu has been tested negative and is in self-isolation.— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) September 29, 2020
The vice-president’s wife, Usha Naidu, has tested negative and is in self-isolation.
Naidu, also the Rajya Sabha Chairman, recently presided over the monsoon session of Parliament. The session, which started on September 14, concluded on September 23, eight days before the scheduled end as at least 25 lawmakers tested positive for coronavirus.
In the mandatory tests conducted before the beginning of the monsoon session, 17 MPs of Lok Sabha and nine of Rajya Sabha were found infected.
Political leaders, including Nitin Gadkari, N Chandrababu Naidu, Nirmala Sitharaman and Dharmendra Pradhan wished the vice president a speedy recovery.
Wishing a speedy recovery for Hon'ble Vice President of India Sri @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu. Praying for his good health and well-being.— N Chandrababu Naidu #StayHomeSaveLives (@ncbn) September 29, 2020
Get well Soon Hon’ble @MVenkaiahNaidu Ji. I pray for your speedy recovery!— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 29, 2020
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman said, “My prayers for your complete and speedy recovery, @VPSecretariat, Shri. @MVenkaiahNaidu garu.”
My prayers for your complete and speedy recovery, @VPSecretariat, Shri. @MVenkaiahNaidu garu.— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) September 29, 2020
Prayers for your speedy recovery Hon. VP Shri @MVenkaiahNaidu ji. May Mahaprabhu Jagannath bless you with good health and great vitality.— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 29, 2020
उपराष्ट्रपति श्री @MVenkaiahNaidu जी ईश्वर से आपके शीघ्र पूर्णत: स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना करता हूं, ताकि आप पुन: सम्पूर्ण ऊर्जा के साथ राष्ट्र सेवा में जुट सकें, शुभकामनाएं! https://t.co/oJK2mfU9DL— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) September 29, 2020
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan prayed for Naidu’s good health as he joined the other leaders in wishing the vice president a speedy recovery.
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