Union minister Smriti Irani tests positive for Covid, in isolation
The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, has tested positive for Covid and she is in isolation.
The BJP leader apologised for not taking part in a party rally at Rajendra Place for the upcoming Delhi civic polls and shared that she had tested positive for the virus.
Few hours ago, she took to Twitter and wrote, “I apologize to the citizens for not being able to attend the program organized in Rajendra Nagar, because my corona report has come positive. She urged people to vote for the BJP. I appeal to the people of Rajendra Nagar to vote for Rajesh Bhatia from BJP and make BJP win.”
Ahead of the civic polls, the capital city is witnessing a steep rise in the number of Covid cases. With 1,530 new infections on Sunday, Delhi has logged more than 1,000 cases for the fifth day in a row.
