Former PM Manmohan Singh, KCR test positive

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and veteran Congress leader Manmohan Singh has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi after testing positive for Coronavirus on Monday.

Singh was admitted to AIIMS in May last year as well after he complained of chest pain.

In 2009, the veteran Congress leader was operated for a redo bypass cardiac surgery by cardiovascular thoracic surgeon and vice-chairman of the Asian Heart Institute, Dr Ramakant Panda.

Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said.

"Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao tested positive for COVID-19 today. He has mild symptoms. He has been advised isolation and is staying at his farmhouse. A team of doctors is monitoring his health," the Chief Secretary said in a release.