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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests positive for Covid-19

| @indiablooms | Aug 26, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Dispur/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.

The former CM tweeted, "I have been tested Covid 19 positive yesterday. People who came in contact with me during Last few days they should go for Covid test immediately." (sic)

Gogoi is the latest Indian politician to get infected with the contagion.

Former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren had last week tested Covid positive.

The Congress leader was in last few days busy with the his party works. 

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