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Union Minister V Muraleedharan tests Covid positive

Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan has tested positive for Coronavirus, according to party sources.

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The senior Kerala BJP leader, who was seen at a few functions in the state on Friday, learnt about the virus after he went for Civid testing as a mandatory requirement to travel to Bengaluru.

He is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode where his condition is stated to be normal.

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In 2020, when the pandemic broke out in the country, Muraleedharan had to quarantine himself after he attended a meeting in the state capital at a premier health institute, where a few medical professionals turned Covid positive.

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This post was last modified on January 8, 2022 1:56 pm

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