Goa: Shripad Naik, wife test +ve for Covid-19, in home isolation

PANAJI: Union minister of state for defence and Ayush minister Shripad Naik and his wife, Vijaya, tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. They are home quarantined.

Naik tweeted that he had taken a Covid-19 test and was asymptomatically positive. “My vitals are within normal limits and I have opted for home isolation,” his tweet read.
He has appealed to those who have met him in the last few days to get tested and take the required precautions.
His eldest son Sidhesh told TOI that Naik’s condition was stable and there was nothing to worry about. The Union minister had recently returned from Delhi. “Everyone in the family has undergone the Covid test. The reports of all other members are negative,” he added.
Naik stays in Ribandar, around 4km from Panaji. A lot of cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Ribandar after a spurt in infection was witnessed in Panaji. The capital’s total active cases inched closer to 150 on Wednesday. The fatalities in the state have shot up this month taking the death toll to 89.
Last month too, the Ayush minister had undergone a Covid test after a neighbour had tested positive, but the result was negative.
During and post-lockdown period, Naik was active in the state, but a few days ago had asked people not to visit his home in view of the rise in cases.