Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot tests positive for Covid-19, under home quarantine

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has tested positive for Covid-19 and is under home quarantine, the Special Secretary to the Governor, R Prabhu Shankar, said on Tuesday. He is being continuously monitored and his health is stable, Shankar said in a statement.Presently, he is quarantined at his residence.

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has tested positive for Covid-19 and is under home quarantine, the Special Secretary to the Governor, R Prabhu Shankar, said on Tuesday. ''The governor has tested positive for Covid-19. He is being continuously monitored and his health is stable,'' Shankar said in a statement.

''Presently, he is quarantined at his residence. His scheduled programmes and appointments stand cancelled till further intimation,'' the official added.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wished Governor Gehlor a speedy recovery.

In a statement on social media platform X, Siddaramaiah said, ''I wish the Honorable Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who is infected with Novel Corona, a speedy recovery.''