Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said he has tested positive for coronavirus and is getting admitted to a hospital following the advice of doctors.

Taking to Twitter, 55-year-old Shah said he had undergone a coronavirus test after showing initial symptoms

'I have undergone a coronavirus test after showing initial symptoms and have tested positive.

'My health is fine but I am getting admitted to a hospital on the advice of doctors,' he tweeted in Hindi.

The home minister also requested those who had come in contact with him in the last few days to get tested for coronavirus and isolate themselves.

Shah has been actively leading efforts to fight the pandemic in the country where the case tally crossed the 17 lakh mark on Sunday.

Political leaders, including Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda, Rahul Gandhi of the Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M K Stalin, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, wished Shah a speedy recovery.

Meanwhile, Union minister Babul Supriyo said that he was going into self-isolation as he had met Shah.

Supriyo said he would undergo a COVID-19 test soon and would confine himself away from family members.

'I had met Honble HM Shri @AmitShah ji day before in the evening,' the minister of state for environment tweeted.

'I am advised by Doctors to confine myself, away from my family members, for the next few days with a test to be done soon," Supriyo said.

'Shall abide with all precautionary measures as per Rules & Protocol.'