Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in India, any minister who is scheduled to meet Narendra Modi must get an RT-PCR test done, sources said.
The decision comes as all BJP functionaries from Delhi, including the Chief Minister, are scheduled to meet the Prime Minister at his residence today evening. All the ministers would need to undergo the Covid-19 test, sources said. Additionally, in cases when Modi carries out a rally – all the officials present on the stage will also need to show their RT-PCR test.
India’s active coronavirus cases have climbed to 7,121, with Kerala fighting the latest resurgence of infections – followed by Gujarat and Delhi. According to the data available on the official website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 306 new cases were added to the active case count since Friday.