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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Yogi Adityanath has tested positive for novel coronavirus. He informed everyone through a tweet. Here's what Uttar Pardesh's CM wrote.

Written by Satata Karmakar |Updated : April 14, 2021 1:57 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Wednesday tested positive for novel coronavirus. Adityanath gave this information through a tweet. He has also asked everyone who was in close contact with him to get tested and take proper precautions. Here is what he tweeted:

This comes a day after a few officials in his secretariat tested positive for Covid. Some officials, including his OSD Abhishek Kaushik, tested positive for the coronavirus infection. Taking to Twitter, the CM had written: "The officers of my office tested positive for coronavirus. They were in touch with me, therefore, as a precaution, I am isolating myself and starting all my work digitally," the CM said in a tweet in Hindi.

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