Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 6 (ANI): Urban Development Minister of Uttarakhand Madan Kaushik tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

According to Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Kaushik's Antigen test report came positive today.

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On the advice of district administration and the health department, the Minister has been admitted to AIIMS, Rishikesh.

Kaushik was in home isolation after getting in contact with a COVID-19 positive person. (ANI)

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