Four persons at Sharad Pawar’s residence test COVID-19 positive; NCP Chief tests negative

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope yesterday said four persons at NCP Chief Sharad Pawar’s residence in south Mumbai  tested positive for Coronavirus. The Minister said, two people, including a cook and two security guards at Pawar’s ‘Silver Oak’ residence in Mumbai tested positive for Coronavirus. However, he said, Mr Pawar’s test results have come out negative. Mr Tope told reporters that Mr Pawar will be asked not to go on any state tour for the next few days. He added that as a standard procedure, efforts were on to trace those who came in contact with the cook and security guards in their residential areas.

The NCP patriarch recently returned from Karad tehsil in Satara district where he met State Cooperation Minister Balasaheb Patil. The Minister, who is also an NCP leader, tested positive for Coronavirus on Friday.