Ayush minister Shripad Naik gets fever, condition stable

PANAJI: Union Ayush minister and junior defence minister Shripad Naik, who tested positive for Covid-19 two days ago, was admitted to a private hospital on Thursday night after he got a fever. “His condition is stable and he is recovering,” his elder son Sidhesh told TOI.
Naik and his wife, who also tested positive, had opted for home isolation as they were asymptomatic on Wednesday. Their other family members too were tested for Covid, but returned negative results. His wife, Vijaya, is still in home isolation.
Naik lives in Ribandar, a village which has witnessed a spike in cases over the past 15 days. It is 4km from the state capital Panaji, which has 188 cases as of Friday. Goa has currently has 3,720 active cases and has reported 93 deaths.
The Ayush minister had undergone a Covid test last month too, after his neighbour tested positive, but his test result was negative then.