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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Tests COVID Positive For Second Time

It seems unlikely that he will participate in Republic Day celebrations on Wednesday.

Updated: January 23, 2022 5:55 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Priyanka

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu conducts proceedings during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for COVID-19 infection. This is for the second time that Naidu has been infected with the virus.

“Vice President 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 Vice President Secretariat tweeted. It seems unlikely that he will participate in Republic Day celebrations on Wednesday.

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A total of 875 people tested positive for the virus in the Parliament House complex so far, reported news agency ANI. As many as 271 people in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat tested positive for the virus so far, it added.

(With agency inputs)

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