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Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's son tests positive for coronavirus

Yathindra, 40, is a first-time MLA from the Varuna Assembly segment in Mysuru district

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Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah, the son of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

IANS Bengaluru
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra Siddaramaiah tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, health officials said.

"Yathindra's swab sample has tested positive for Covid-19. As he is asymptomatic, he is under home quarantine," a party official told IANS. Yathindra, 40, is a first-time MLA from the Varuna Assembly segment in Mysuru district.

"I was shocked to know that Yathindra has been infected with the virus. I wish him a speedy recovery," tweeted state Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar.

A doctor by profession, Yathindra has advised those who have came in contact with him recently to undergo

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