Amravati, Dec 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Minister Yashomati Thakur on Friday said she has tested positive for coronavirus and was taking treatment as per doctors' advice.

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Taking to Twitter, the state minister for women and child welfare announced of her infection and urged people who came in contact with her to get tested.

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Thakur, who is also the guardian minister of Amravati, said she was asymptomatic and was undergoing treatment as per doctors' advice.

She also appealed to people to observe COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, as the number of COVID-19 cases was on rise.

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