Chandigarh, Aug 9 (PTI) The principal secretary to Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore has tested positive for COVID-19, an official spokesperson said on Sunday.

J M Balamurugan has been home quarantined, the spokesperson said.

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However, Badnore, who is also the administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, has tested negative for the infection.

A two-day COVID-19 testing exercise with rapid-antigen kits was carried out at the Raj Bhawan in which 336 people, including security personnel, officers and staff members, were tested for the disease, the spokesperson said.

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Besides Balamurugan, four other people at the Raj Bhawan were found to be positive for COVID-19, he said.

All precautions have been taken as per health advisories and the entire Raj Bhawan is being sanitised, he added.

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