Bengaluru, Aug 9: karnataka's Health Minister B Sriramulu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He has been hospitalised and is being treated for Covid-19. The minister has also asked all of those who came in contact with him recently to take necessary precautions.
Sriramulu made the announcement in a series of tweets on Sunday. He said, “After symptoms of flu, I have tested positive for coronavirus today.”
“Under the leadership of Honorable Chief Minister (BS Yediyurappa), all the departments of the government, including my department, have been working hard against Covid-19. From the time of corona's appearance, I have had the opportunity to visit 30 districts and work in harmony with the government's desire to treat people well. It is in this backdrop that I am going to be hospitalized and treated,” B Sriramulu said.
Karnataka’s Health Minister also added, “All those who have been in contact with me recently have been requested to take precautionary measures.”
Earlier this month, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also tested positive for Covid-19. The state's Leader of Opposition and former CM Siddaramaiah of the Congress also declared that his samples too had returned positive for the infection. Both of the leaders are undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the privately-owned Manipal hospital in Bengaluru.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Karnataka has 79,773 active cases while a total of 89,238 patients have been discharged in the state after recovering from Covid-19 and 3091 have succumbed to it.
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This MLA will become PM in Incredible India.
Anything is possible in India until People wake up and fight for their rights instead of religion.
Naren Thailand/Singapore comment is missing. May be busy with applying for bail for this terrorist.
wow what a frustration ...bachalis from one particular community here are shouting and screaming at modiji ... lakalakalaka... in two years itself they came to know their back stabbing third rated work wont work with BJP anymore and if at all modi becomes PM for second time .. they are gone for ever .we nationalist indians are intelligent enough to figur out who is bad and who is good .. so pinkaan muchi koorabekaagi vinanthi .. hahahaha jihadi gala pinkaan ge benki idi
KILL HIM AT THE SPOT.
PLEASE THINK ALL VOTERS BEFORE ELECTING SUCH STUPID LEADER.
Dear all..dont become Anti nationalist by disgracing such a great Desh bakth MrMakanwala......thus Bhakth says
Feku will release him as early as possible.....
NRI PM MODI ACCHE DIN ( GOOD DAY) FOR GUJRATH PEOPLE
Indians should beat themselves by footwear for electing these goons everywhere.
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