Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal tests COVID positive, admitted to hospital

 Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal is admitted to a hospital in Ludhiana.

Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal tests COVID positive, admitted to hospital
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New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron and former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday (January 19) was admitted to a hospital in Ludhiana after testing positive for COVID19.

His son and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, "He is currently fine, had a mild fever. We hospitalized him as a precautionary measure."  

The 94-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch has been admitted to Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMCH ) here. DMCH Medical Superintendent Dr Sandeep Sharma said Badal tested positive for coronavirus. "He is stable," Sharma added.

(With agency inputs)

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