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Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for Covid-19

He asked all those who came in contact with him to isolate themselves, get tested

venkaiah naidu pti M. Venkaiah Naidu | PTI

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tested positive for Covid-19, and will remain in self-isolation for a week.

In a tweet, the Vice President Secretariat asked people who came in contact with Naidu to get tested and isolate themselves.

"The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, who is in Hyderabad, tested COVID positive today. He has decided to remain in self-isolation for a week. He has advised all those who came in contact with him to isolate themselves and get tested," the tweet read.

Earlier, in the day, Naidu paid tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary. Taking to Twitter, he posted a video of himself playing floral tribute to Bose

India, meanwhile, reported 3,33,533 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total tally  to 3,92,37,264. The active cases have increased to 21,87,205, while the death toll has climbed to 4,89,409 with 525 fresh fatalities.

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