NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind will undergo coronavirus test on Saturday, according to Rashtrapati Bhavan sources.

The President’s decision comes in the wake of BJP MP Dushyant Singh's participation in an event where Kanika Kapoor, who is affected by COVID-19, was present on Sunday and the MP's subsequent meeting with the President.

Sources said the President would follow all the directives of the government. The President has postponed all his programmes till further orders, the sources added.

"The Corona virus outbreak has forced us to keep a respectful distance from others. This isolation, self-imposed or medically mandated, can be taken as an ideal opportunity to ponder our journey so far and the future path."https://t.co/o5KjifiUJG

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 20, 2020

Dushyant Singh attended a party with singer Kanika Kapoor, who has tested positive for coronavirus or COVID-19, and met scores of MPs and even President Ram Nath Kovind, raising panic over a possible trail of infection.

Dushyant Singh has self-isolated and so has his mother, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who attended the same party on Sunday.

More and more MPs are going into self-quarantine, realizing that they interacted with Dushyant Singh in various events over the past week.

Two days ago, Dushyant Singh met with President Ram Nath Kovind along with many other MPs from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for breakfast at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Among the others at the breakfast were former Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Congress's Kumari Selja and boxer and MP Mary Kom.

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien has self-quarantined and said, "Two days ago I was sitting with Dushyant Singh for over two-and-a-half hours during the transport standing committee meeting."

AAP member Sanjay Singh, Congress leaders Deepender Hooda and Jitin Prasada have also gone into self-isolation.