As 10 staff members of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's Office and residence tested positive, he has cancelled all his scheduled meetings. "As a precautionary measure, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has cancelled all pre-scheduled meetings after 10 staff of Chief Minister`s Office and residence tested positive for COVID-19." Moreover, as many as 29 MLAs and ministers have tested positive for COVID-19. State Rural development Minister Tript Rajinder Bajwa was the first Minister to test positive for coronavirus but he has recovered and rejoined office. After him, Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Revenue Minister Gurpreet Kangar, and Industries Minister Sham Sunder Arora tested positive for COVID-19.

Source: dna August 28, 2020 02:03 UTC