Six more persons at NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s residence contract Covid-19

Six more people at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in south Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, as per news reports.

Pawar's test results have come out negative, but he will be asked not to go on any state tour for next some days, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope told reporters in the morning.

Earlier three security guards, a cook and the latter's son at Pawar''s 'Silver Oak' residence in South Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, said a senior official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. So far, a total of 12 people have been infected with the coronavirus at the NCP chief's residence.

As a precautionary measure, tests of nearly 100 people are being conducted, including personal assistants, secretaries and other officials working daily with Pawar, who came in contact with these persons in the last couple of days, he said.

As a standard procedure, efforts were on to trace those who came in contact with the cook and security guards in their residential areas, Tope added.