Former K'taka minister Revanna tests positive for Covid

August 28, 2020 16:54

Former Karnataka minister and JD-S leader H D Revanna has tested positive for coronavirus and has admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru, party sources said on Friday.

Praying for his recovery, Health Minister B Sriramulu in a tweet said, "H D Revanna has tested positive for coronavirus. I pray that he recovers and gets back to serve people."

According to JD-S sources, four policemen in his security had earlier contracted the virus. Subsequently, he too underwent a test but was found negative.

Recently, the son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda had displayed the symptoms. After tests, he was found to be infected by the pathogen.

Many leaders in Karnataka including Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, three of his ministers, Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar were also infected by the virus.

-- PTI

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