Four persons test Covid-19 positive in Sharad Pawar’s residence

Mumbai: Four persons at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in south Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday.

Pawar's test results have come out negative, but he will be asked not to go on any state tour for next some days, Tope told reporters.

He said Pawar was taken to Breach Candy Hospital here for test and the results came out negative.

As a standard procedure, efforts were on to trace those who came in contact with the cook and security guards in their residential areas, he added.