Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has been tested positive for Covid-19. The MP took the twitter to inform the development.

“ I have tested positive for COVID-19. Requesting all who came in physical contact with me in the last few days to undergo testing please. Despite being fully vaccinated, I got it now and had it once in 2020. This shows we must keep our guard up. Stay safe, mask up, stay alert!,” read the tweet of the MP.

Earlier in the day, Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das has also been tested positive for Covid-19.