Bhubaneswar: Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena has tested positive for COVID-19.
Jena confirmed the news in a tweet on Friday night.
Have tested positive for #COVID19. Anyone in close contact in the past few days please get tested.
— Pratap Jena (@jenapratap66) May 7, 2021
The minister also asked anyone who had been in close contact with him in the past few days to get tested for COVID-19.

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