Former President Pranab Mukherjee Tests Positive For COVID-19
Former President Pranab Mukherjee has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Twitter. Mukherjee said he tested positive after going to the hospital for a separate procedure and has asked everyone who have been in contact with him to self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19. Mukherjee is the latest among high-profile politicians to contract the disease after Home Minister Amit Shah, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa.
On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today.
— Pranab Mukherjee (@CitiznMukherjee) August 10, 2020
I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self isolate and get tested for COVID-19. #CitizenMukherjee
Update: 2020-08-10 08:04 GMT
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