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Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw tests positive for Covid-19

Shaw adds to the list of high-profile people who have been tested positive in Bengaluru in a span of few weeks, including Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon
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BS Reporter Bengaluru
Biopharmaceutical major Biocon’s executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw announced on Twitter on Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19.

“I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms n I hope it stays that way,” she tweeted late on Monday night.

Shaw adds to the list of high-profile people who have been tested positive in Bengaluru in a span of few weeks, including Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa. 

Karnataka has seen a huge surge in Covid-19 cases with the capital city, Bengaluru, reporting over 2,000 positive cases almost everyday. The Bengaluru model of Covid containment which was

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