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Former President Pranab Mukherjee tests positive for COVID-19

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Published : Aug 10, 2020, 1:57 pm IST

Updated : Aug 10, 2020, 1:57 pm IST

On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today, he tweeted

New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

"On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today," he tweeted.

"I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self isolate and get tested for COVID-19," Mukherjee said.

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