The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel  Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus

Through a tweet, Pradhan said he has been admitted to Medanta Hospital after testing positive of COVID-19.

The 51-year-old minister had developed COVID-19 symptoms on Monday and was tested on Tuesday.

"After seeing symptoms of COVID-19, I got tested. The report has come positive," he tweeted. "On the advice of doctors, I have been admitted to hospital and I am healthy," said the minister.