Former President Pranab Mukherjee tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, according to latest reports. Pranab Mukherjee announced it on Twitter and urged all those, who had met him in the past days, to get themselves tested for the deadly virus, which has infected over 21 lakh people in India itself.

"On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self isolate and get tested for COVID-19," Mukherjee said on Twitter.