Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has tested positive for coronavirus. The Congress leader himself revealed the news through Twitter and said that he has been admitted to a hospital on medical advice.
Taking to Twitter, Siddaramaiah said, “I have been tested positive for #Covid19 & 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.
I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms & to quarantine themselves.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 4, 2020
This comes a day after Congress MP Karti Chidambaram tested positive for COVID-19.
On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa were the two high-profile leaders who were contracted with the virus.
