Kiran Mazumdar Shaw/FILE
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Executive chairperson of Bengaluru-headquartered Biocon Ltd, has tested positive for coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, Shaw said that she has added to the COVID count by testing positive. The 67-year-old biotechnology industry veteran further said that she has mild symptoms and hoped "it stays that way."
After Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's tweet, several people wished her speedy recovery.
"So sorry to hear this, Kiran Shaw. We need you hale & hearty soon! Be well my friend," wrote Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan also said, "Get well soon".
Cumulatively 2,33,283 COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed in Karnataka by August 17 evening. This included 4,062 deaths and 1,48,562 discharges, the health department said in a bulletin. Bengaluru urban district topped the list of COVID-19 cases with a total of 91,864 infections so far. Out of 6,317 fresh cases reported in the state on Monday, 2,053 cases ere from Bengaluru urban alone.
