New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Kapil Patil, on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19.

The minister is presently under home isolation.

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"I work in the social, political sectors and I immediately got tested as soon as I started showing some symptoms. I have been tested positive for COVID-19. But my health is fine. Following all the necessary protocols, I have isolated myself and I am under home quarantine," Patil said in a tweet and also shared his test report.

He also urged those who came in his contact to get tested.

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"I request all those who have come in contact with me to get tested," he stated. (ANI)

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