Former PM Manmohan Singh tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to AIIMS

Singh had taken both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

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Manmohan Singh | Coronavirus | Coronavirus Tests

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Manmohan Singh
File photo of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Former prime minister tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to AIIMS with a mild fever on Monday afternoon.

Singh, 88, has been admitted to the AIIMS trauma centre here, which is a dedicated COVID facility, sources said, adding his condition is stable.

They said Singh had a mild fever in the morning and later tested positive for COVID-19.

The doctors are monitoring his condition.

Singh had taken both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

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First Published: Mon, April 19 2021. 19:22 IST
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