Veteran actress and Mandya Lok Sabha MP Sumalatha Ambareesh tested positive for COVID-19 today and she is in home quarantine at the moment.
Sumalatha confirmed it with her tweet “It (test result) is positive with very mild symptoms and I have been advised home treatment,”. Sumalatha said she had developed mild symptoms of headache and throat irritation on Saturday and it is then she decided to get tested.
“By the grace of God, My immunity levels are strong and I am confident that I will get through this soon with all your support. I have provided details of the persons who I might have come into contact with to Govt Authorities,” said Sumalatha and she even urged all those who had come in contact with her, to get tested immediately.
Sumalatha recently interacted with the people in her constituency to bring awareness about the coronavirus spread and the measures to be taken to control the spread.
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Karnataka government decided to sanitize Vidhana Soudha due to coronavirus pandemic and also granted leave to the employees aged 50 and above in this regard. A policeman on the first floor of Vidhana Soudha tested coronavirus positive and that led to the decision on sanitizing the whole building.