Doc tests positive, hospital staff quarantined

Chikkamagaluru: After returning from Bengaluru, a Chikkamagaluru physician in a private hospital, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The doctor's mother who was suffering from age-related illness had to be rushed to a super-specialty hospital in Bengaluru. He returned from Bengaluru last week and fell sick a few days later.
The district administration has sealed off the hospital and has put all his primary contacts including the staff at his hospital under home quarantine. His mother’s sample has been sent to the laboratory.
Meanwhile, an employee of Kadur KSRTC depot too has been infected. He worked as a conductor.
His primary contacts are proving to be a challenge for the district administration. Deputy commissioner Bagadi Goutham confirmed three positive cases on Saturday in Chikkamagaluru.