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Father Of Odisha’s Berhampur MLA Tests COVID-19 Positive

Berhampur: Kishore Chandra Panda, the father of Berhampur MLA and BJD leader Bikram Panda, tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted in Aswini Hospital near here, the MLA said.

The vice-president of Ganjam district unit of BJD and a close associate of the MLA, Sanjit Panigrahi also tested COVID-19 positive. Earlier some of the close associates of Panda including Tumbanath Panda, Badri Narayan Mishra, Sudarshan Jena and Pradip Nayak had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Sunil Patnaik

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