External Affairs Minister Jaishankar tests positive for Covid

The Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, has tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday.

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar tests positive for Covid
S. Jaishankar. (File Photo: IANS)

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, has tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday.

Taking to Twitter, the minister said: "Have tested Covid positive. Urge all those who have come in recent contact to take suitable precautions."

Earlier in the day, Jaishankar had met his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian virtually to discuss the opportunities for India in the French Presidency of the European Union.