President Ram Nath Kovind has decided to undergo a medical examination prescribed under the guidelines for Covid-19, Rashtrapati Bhawan sources have told India Today TV. The President has also decided to postpone all his routine schedule and appointments.

President Ram Nath Kovind had on March 18 hosted the Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan MPs for breakfast at Rashtrapati Bhavan. It was also attended by BJP's Dushyant Singh who on Friday announced that he was self-isolating himself after attending a party with singer Kanika Kapoor who has tested positive for coronavirus.

"President has decided to postpone all his routine schedule and appointments. Apart from that, President to follow all medical examination prescribed under the guidelines," sources said.

Dushyant Singh's mother former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who, too, had attended the party, has also self-isolated herself over the developments.

After attending the party with Kanika Kapoor, BJP MP Dushyant Singh had visited attended breakfast at the President House on March 18.

Since Dushyant Singh's self-quarantine announcement, several MPs including TMC's Derek O'Brien and Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel went into self-isolation. Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Singh was also in the party that was attended by singer Kanika Kapoor.

The Rashtrapati Bhawan sources have also said that all the MPs had entered the premises after a thermal checking.