Raje, son Dushyant in self-quarantine after dinner with coronavirus positive Kanika Kapoor

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Friday confirmed that she and her MP son Dushyant Singh are in self-quarantine after they attended a dinner where singer Kanika Kapoor, who tested positive for coronavirus, was also present.

"While in Lucknow, I attended a dinner with my son Dushyant & his in-laws. Kanika, who has unfortunately tested positive for Covid-19 was also a guest. As a matter of abundant caution, my son & I have immediately self-quarantined and we're taking all necessary precautions," Raje wrote on Twitter.

The Bombay based 41-year-old singer was visiting her family in Lucknow and had reached the city directly from London on March 10. According to locals and neighbours, the singer attended two-three parties hosted in different parts of the city. She is also learnt to have visited a 5-star hotel during her stay there.

In one of the parties hosted by a businessman, the two senior BJP leaders and a Congress leader were also present. Locals said that the singer also visited a parlour in the vicinity of her family residence. A Lucknow resident present in the locality where the party took place claimed that more than 100 people attended the function.

The singer's samples came back from KGMC in Lucknow and she was taken into isolation where she will be given due treatment, an official told The Indian Express.

Dushyant Singh was also part of a group of MPs from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan who attended a breakfast meeting hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan two days ago.

After Raje confirmed her and son's self-isolation on social media, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien is also in self-quarantine, as he was sitting besides Singh in the parliament.

Kapoor issued a statement earlier today. "For the past four days, I have had signs of flu. I got myself tested and it came positive for Covid-19. My family and I are in complete quarantine now and following medical advice on how to move forward. Contact mapping of people I have been in touch with is underway as well," she said.

(Inputs from theindianexpress.com and image from businesstoday.in)