Smriti Irani Tests Negative For COVID-19, Reveals She Was "Working Online Through COVID"

Union Minister Smriti Irani has tested negative for COVID-19. Irani shared the news on social media on the morning of November 12, thanking wellwishers for their prayers. The minister of Women and Child Development had tested positive for COVID-19 on October 28.

I have tested negative for COVID. Would like to extend my grateful thanks to everyone for their good wishes & prayers.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) November 12, 2020

The 44-year-old politician had shared the news of testing positive for COVID-19 on Twitter. "It is rare for me to search for words while making an announcement; hence here’s me keeping it simple – I’ve tested positive for #COVID," she wrote in her tweet, further requesting those who came in contact with her to get themselves tested at the earliest.

It is rare for me to search for words while making an announcement; hence here’s me keeping it simple — I’ve tested positive for #COVID and would request those who came in contact with me to get themselves tested at the earliest 🙏

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) October 28, 2020

While replying to those who had wished her good health after testing negative, Irani also revealed that she had been working online "through COVID".

Working online through COVID .. no holiday ☺️

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) November 12, 2020

The number of active cases of coronavirus fell below five lakh in India on Tuesday, November 11, reports Times of India. According to Indian Medical Council Research (ICMR) a total of  12,19,62,509 samples have been tested for COVID-19, as of November 11.

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