In a new development, senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has reportedly been diagnosed with the Wuhan Coronavirus. He is currently the PWD Minister in the Uddhav Thackeray-led-Maharashtra Government.
As per reports, Chavan had been travelling between Mumbai and Marathwada at regular intervals. India Today cited an official familiar with the development who said that Chavan had contracted the infection a few days back and is currently undergoing treatment. As per reports, he has been identified as an asymptomatic patient and is being treated in Nanded in Maharashtra.
According to the Union Health Ministry, the State of Maharashtra has 50,231 active cases of Coronavirus, 14600 recoveries, and has reported 1,635 deaths so far. There has been a surge of 3,041 cases confirmed on Sunday.
