MUMBAI: Maharashtra public works department (PWD) minister Ashok Chavan has tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. This is the second time that he has tested positive for the infection.
He was present at the state cabinet meeting on Thursday at the meeting room in Mantralaya when he received his test report. He immediately exited the meeting and quarantined himself at his residence.
An official said that Chavan was in Nanded, his hometown for the last few days and had attended public meetings and was scheduled to attend a media interaction in Goa on Friday and so he had given his swabs for testing on Thursday morning. His antigen test came negative but to be on the safe side, he had also taken an RT-PCR test.
Chavan took to social media to confirm that he has tested positive and has appealed to all those who may have come in his contact to monitor them. "He is asymptomatic and is doing fine," said an official.
One month ago, nearly 13 cabinet ministers had tested positive in the state and also over 50 MLAs were affected during the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha. Many cabinet ministers like Dilip Walse Patil and Varsha Gaikwad have been infected twice.
