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After India's main opposition Congress party's leader Sonia Gandhi, her daughter Priyanka has contracted coronavirus. The 50-year-old is currently in home isolation in Delhi.
Priyanka took to Twitter on Friday to announce that she had tested positive for Covid-19.
"I've tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms. Following all the protocols, I have quarantined myself at home. I would request those who came in contact with me to take all necessary precautions," she wrote.
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On Thursday, the Congress party tweeted to say that Sonia was down with Covid.
"Congress President had developed mild fever & Covid symptoms last evening. On testing, she has been found to be Covid positive," senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala wrote.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon took to social media to wish Sonia a speedy recovery. "Wishing Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji a speedy recovery from COVID-19," Modi wrote.