Ex-India president Pranab Mukherjee tests COVID-19 positive

Of late, there has been a spate of COVID-19 infections among Indian politicians

Last updated: August 10, 2020 | 11:57

Omar Shariff, International Editor

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Pranab Mukherjee, as India’s President, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2015.

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New Delhi: Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet Monday, Mukherjee announced: “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID-19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self isolate and get tested for COVID-19.”

Of late, there has been a spate of COVID-19 infections among Indian politicians, with Home Minister Amit Shah being the most prominent.

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