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IOA Secy Gen Rajeev Mehta tests positive for COVID-19

Mehta said he underwent a test after having fever last week and returned positive for the dreaded virus. He is undergoing self isolation at his Delhi residence.

Updated on: Nov 4, 2020, 17:51:44 IST
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Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently undergoing home isolation.

File image of Rajeev Mehta. (File/PTI)
File image of Rajeev Mehta. (File/PTI)

Mehta said he underwent a test after having fever last week and returned positive for the dreaded virus. He is undergoing self isolation at his Delhi residence. “Last week I was having fever and so I tested for COVID-19 and unfortunately the result was positive. The result came on Sunday,” Mehta told PTI on Wednesday.

“I have been advised home isolation and I am doing that. I am all right, not facing any big problem so far. I hope to recover quickly,” he added.

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