Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican Party of India (A) Supremo has been admitted to a private hospital in South Mumbai.
I have tested #COVID19 positive and as per advise of Doctors I have been hospitalised for few days. Those who have been come in contact with me are advised to get COVID-19 tests done. Take Care & Stay Safe
— Dr.Ramdas Athawale (@RamdasAthawale) October 27, 2020
In February, a video of Athwale with a Chinese diplomat and Buddhist monks chanting “Go Corona, Go Corona”, at a prayer session to stop the spread of coronavirus in China went viral on social media.
Athwale is a member of the Rajya Sabha and a minister of state for social justice in the Narendra Modi-led government.