From common man to leading minsters, everyone is getting infected by corona. Recently, Karnataka Women and Child Development Minister Shashikala Jolle on Monday said that she has tested positive for the coronavirus and is under home quarantine. "I have been confirmed COVID positive. On the advice of the doctors, I'm under 14 days home quarantine. I request all those who had come in my contact to get tested and quarantine themselves (sic)," the minister tweeted. She said her health condition was currently stable and she would soon get back to serve the people.
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Talk about minister Shashikala, then she is the sixth minister in the Yediyurappa government to test positive for the novel coronavirus. Earlier this month, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Health Minister B Sriramulu, Tourism Minister CT Ravi, Agriculture Minister BC Patil, Forest Minister Anand Singh were among those who had tested positive and have now recovered.
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On Sunday, Karnataka BJP state president, Nalin Kumar Kateel, had also tested positive for the virus. Former CM and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah had also tested positive for the virus and was admitted in the same private hospital in Bengaluru as the CM and recovered within two weeks. Incidentally, Karnataka on Monday reported 6,495 new cases of COVID-19 and 113 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 3,42,423 and death toll to 5,702.