Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah said today he was hospitalized after receiving a positive test result with nCoV.

Amit Shah is a close adviser to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and one of the country's most powerful politicians.

"I ask all those who have contacted me in the past few days to isolate themselves and get tested," Shah said on Twitter.

India is currently the third largest epidemic in the world with over 1.7 million cases and more than 37,000 deaths from Covid-19.

Although the case is still strong, India will reopen its gym, yoga center and stop curfew at night from Aug. 5.