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 Gehlot 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."
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