<p>Punjab Revenue Minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar has tested positive for coronavirus, a health official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>He is now under home isolation and samples of his family members have also been taken for testing, the official said.</p>.<p>Kangar had hoisted the national flag in Mansa during Independence Day celebrations on Saturday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html">Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>A health official said the health teams have been tracing people who came in contact with the minister. Those who were in close contact with Kangar would be tested for Covid-19, said an official.</p>.<p>Kangar is the second minister from the state to have contracted coronavirus. Earlier, Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa had tested positive for the infection.</p>
<p>Punjab Revenue Minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar has tested positive for coronavirus, a health official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>He is now under home isolation and samples of his family members have also been taken for testing, the official said.</p>.<p>Kangar had hoisted the national flag in Mansa during Independence Day celebrations on Saturday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html">Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>A health official said the health teams have been tracing people who came in contact with the minister. Those who were in close contact with Kangar would be tested for Covid-19, said an official.</p>.<p>Kangar is the second minister from the state to have contracted coronavirus. Earlier, Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa had tested positive for the infection.</p>