Karnataka CM's Office-residence Shut After Staff's Kin Tests Coronavirus Positive

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's office-cum-residence here was shut for sanitisation on Friday after an employee's relative tested positive for coronavirus.

According to sources, a woman staff working at 'Krishna', the office-cum-residence of Yediyurappa did not turn up for duty for two days after her husband was infected by the virus.

"Her husband has been test positive and not the lady, yet at the same time as a careful step the whole structure has been disinfected," an authority told PTI. 

The Chief Minister led all the significant gatherings of the day at the



Vidhana Soudha rather than 'Krishna', sources said. 

Thus, the Divisional office of the Bengaluru Railway Division was shut on Friday for cleansing after a worker was tried positive for coronavirus.

"Consequent to an employee of SBC Division found COVID positive and the same communicated to divisional administration on June 18, it is informed that the Divisional Office will be closed on June 19 for disinfection," said an official communique to all the branch offices of Bangalore Railway Division of the South Western Railway.

The letter said the office will reopen on Monday.