Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has tweeted that he has been hospitalised after testing positive for the coronavirus. "I have been tested positive for coronavirus & also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution. I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms & to quarantine themselves."
I have been tested positive for #Covid19 & also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 4, 2020
I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms & to quarantine themselves.
Earlier, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and CPI(M) politburo member Mohammed Salim were among the prominent politicians who tested positive for COVID-19 as a rapid spike in cases took the tally in the country to over 18 lakh on Monday.
"I have just tested positive for #Covid. My symptoms are mild and as per medical advice I am under home quarantine. I would urge all those who have recently been in contact with me to follow medical protocol," Karti, who is the son of Congress leader P. Chidambaram and represents Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency, said.
On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and UP state BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh had said that they have tested positive for coronavirus.
IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he has gone into self-isolation for a few days as per protocol as he had met Shah on Saturday evening. "Friends! I'm absolutely fine. To follow protocol I hv isolated myself at home for few days as I had met Amit Shah Ji on Saturday evening for n official meeting. I'm working from home & following daily routine including Yoga & exercise. Also reading books & enjoying classical music," Prasad said on Twitter.
Earlier, Union Minister Babul Supriyo too had tweeted that he is going into self-isolation since he had met Shah a day before.
CPI (M) leader Mohammed Salim said that he has been hospitalised and was showing mild symptoms of coronavirus. “I have tested positive for coronavirus with very mild symptoms but I got myself admitted into a hospital as per the advice of my attending doctor. This decision also aims at avoiding all kinds of risks of infection amongst my friends, family & neighbours,” he tweeted. The 63-year-old former MP from Raiganj constituency has been admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata.
-Inputs from PTI
