Odisha MLA, wife test positive for COVID-19
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA said in a tweet that he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus
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 "<p>A BJD MLA, his wife and five employees of the Odisha Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on July 24.</p>
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<p>Srikant Sahu, who represents Polasara in the assembly, is the fourth legislator in the state to have contracted the infection.<br />
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<p>A BJD MLA, his wife and five employees of the Odisha Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on July 24.</p> <p> </p> <p>Srikant Sahu, who represents Polasara in the assembly, is the fourth legislator in the state to have contracted the infection.<br /> </p>
A BJD MLA, his wife and five employees of the Odisha Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on July 24.
Srikant Sahu, who represents Polasara in the assembly, is the fourth legislator in the state to have contracted the infection.
<p><br /> </p> <p><br /> "Both of us are in home isolation as the symptoms are mild. I have not been to the state Assembly for the last two months," Sahu said.</p> <p> </p>
"Both of us are in home isolation as the symptoms are mild. I have not been to the state Assembly for the last two months," Sahu said.
<p>"My wife and I had been to Ganjam where COVID-19 symptoms surfaced. We came here and gave our swab samples on Tuesday. The infection was confirmed today," the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA said.<br /> </p>
"My wife and I had been to Ganjam where COVID-19 symptoms surfaced. We came here and gave our swab samples on Tuesday. The infection was confirmed today," the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA said.
<p>Sahu and his wife belong to Ganjam district, which has emerged as a hotspot for coronavirus cases.</p> <p> </p> <p>They were in home quarantine in Bhubaneswar before testing positive for the virus, the official said.</p>
Sahu and his wife belong to Ganjam district, which has emerged as a hotspot for coronavirus cases.
They were in home quarantine in Bhubaneswar before testing positive for the virus, the official said.
<p>Meanwhile, Speaker SN Patro said, "At least 12 employees had attended an Assembly committee meeting early this month. Five of them tested positive for COVID-19 and test reports of the rest are yet to come."</p> <p> </p> <p>The speaker said the assembly building will be sanitised and the office will open on August 4 after lockdown ends on July 31.</p>
Meanwhile, Speaker SN Patro said, "At least 12 employees had attended an Assembly committee meeting early this month. Five of them tested positive for COVID-19 and test reports of the rest are yet to come."
The speaker said the assembly building will be sanitised and the office will open on August 4 after lockdown ends on July 31.
<p>Earlier, three other legislators -- Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak, Remuna MLA Sudhanshu Sekhar Parida and Salipur MLA Prasant Behera-- were infected with the virus.</p> <p><br /> They have now recovered from the disease, the official said.</p> <p><br /> The eastern state has a 147-member House.<br /> </p>
Earlier, three other legislators -- Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak, Remuna MLA Sudhanshu Sekhar Parida and Salipur MLA Prasant Behera-- were infected with the virus.
They have now recovered from the disease, the official said.
The eastern state has a 147-member House.
