Shashi Tharoor tests positive for Covid-19

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on yesterday informed that he has tested positive for Covid-19.

The Member of Parliament (MP) from Thiruvananthapuram took to Twitter to inform that his sister and 85-year-old mother have also tested positive for coronavirus.

“After waiting two days for a test appointment and another day & a half for the results, I finally have confirmation: I’m Covid positive. Hoping to deal with it in a “positive” frame of mind, with rest, steam & plenty of fluids. My sister& 85-year-old mother are in the same boat,” said the Congress MP. Tharoor joined a long list of Congress leaders who were recently infected with the viral disease including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, senior party leader Anand Sharma and former party president Rahul Gandhi.