Coronavirus in India | Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tests positive for COVID-19

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Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors. The senior Congress leader took to Twitter on August 4 to inform about his health and requested all those who have come in contact with him to check out for symptoms and quarantine themselves.

“I have been tested positive for COVID-19 and 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 and to quarantine themselves,” Siddaramaiah wrote on Twitter.

I have been tested positive for #Covid19 & also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution.

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I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms & to quarantine themselves.

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 4, 2020

Siddaramaiah's son Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah said his father had a fever since August 3 morning and was admitted to hospital in the night.

"He was confirmed with corona infection after the antigen test was conducted," he said in a tweet.

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The 71-year-old leader of opposition has also been admitted to Manipal Hospital where Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is undergoing treatment for the novel coronavirus infection.

Yediyurappa was admitted to the hospital on Sunday night after he tested positive for coronavirus, and doctors have said he was "doing well" and is "clinically stable".

State Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar tweeted wishing for Siddaramaiah's speedy recovery and said he was in constant touch with Manipal hospital doctors. "His (Siddaramaiah) health is stable and there is no need to worry."

(With inputs from PTI)

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