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Former Minister H D Revanna tests Covid positive

05:15 PM Aug 28, 2020 | PTI |

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka minister and JDS leader H D Revanna has tested positive for coronavirus and admitted to a hospital here, party sources said on Friday.

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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.

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