Newly elected MLC Pujar tests positive for Covid-19

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A newly elected member of the legislative council (MLC), P H Pujar, has tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. He was scheduled to take the oath of office on Thursday.

Before leaving for Bengaluru, Pujar underwent an RT-PCR test. The report has returned positive. A family member of the MLC has also tested positive for the virus. Both are asymptomatic and have been sent to home isolation for a week. The MLC has requested his contacts to undergo the Covid-19 test.

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