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Published 12:14 IST, March 28th 2020

Rajasthan: Man, son travel 300 kms on bike; test positive for COVID-19

A 48-year-old man and his 14-year-old son who travelled on a bike from Indore in Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan's Dungarpur tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, officials said.

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A 48-year-old man and his 14-year-old son who travelled on a bike from Indore in Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan's Dungarpur tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, officials said.

The duo travelled nearly 300 kms between the two states on March 25, they said.

The man and his son were admitted to a hospital with cough and cold on March 26 and they tested positive today (Friday), Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said.

With this, he said, seven people tested positive for COVID-19 in the state on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 50.

Updated 12:14 IST, March 28th 2020

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