Mulayam tests COVID positive, hospitalised

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the party said on Wednesday.

The 80-year-old leader is admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon.

"Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav has tested positive for COVID-19 and is being monitored by doctors. As of now, there are no COVID symptoms in him," it tweeted.

"The health of netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) is stable," SP president Akhilesh Yadav tweeted. "After being COVID-19 positive, he has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon for health recovery. We are in contact with senior doctors and will give information from time to time."