Srinagar: National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah will continue to be in self-isolation for another week after a member of the household staff at their residence here tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. The father and son went into self-isolation last Tuesday after one of their secondary contacts tested positive for the virus. The NC leaders got themselves tested and it returned negative. "After last week`s secondary contact we got tested today. Members of the household staff were also tested. One of the staff members tested positive," Omar Abdullah tweeted. "As a result our period of self-isolation is extended by a further week & we will take another precautionary test on Monday next."
Srinagar: National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah will continue to be in self-isolation for another week after a member of the household staff at their residence here tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. The father and son went into self-isolation last Tuesday after one of their secondary contacts tested positive for the virus. The NC leaders got themselves tested and it returned negative. "After last week`s secondary contact we got tested today. Members of the household staff were also tested. One of the staff members tested positive," Omar Abdullah tweeted. "As a result our period of self-isolation is extended by a further week & we will take another precautionary test on Monday next."
On November 17, Omar Abdullah had tweeted: "My father & I have been in contact with a person who was in turn staying with a relative who tested COVID positive. Based on medical advice, we will be self-isolating for a week before getting a precautionary COVID test."
