Jana Sena Party president and actor Pawan Kalyan has tested positive for COVID-19. He is now safe and undergoing treatment, the party said in a statement. Besides Pawan Kalyan, Union Minister and BJP leader Prakash Javadekar also tested positive for COVID-19. "All those who have come in contact with me in the last 2-3 days may please get themselves tested," Javadekar said in a tweet.

On Friday, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in eight months, and was being shifted to a private hospital for treatment. The 78-year-old Yediyurappa was earlier hospitalised on August 2, 2020 after he tested positive for coronavirus.