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AP Deputy CM's personal attendant tests positive

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AP Deputy CM's personal attendant tests positive
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Amaravati, April 29 () Andhra Pradesh Deputy ChiefMinister (Health) A K K Srinivas on Wednesday said hispersonal attendant has tested positive for coronavirusinfection in the TruNat machine test(normally used for TBtesting).

The Deputy Chief Minister, however, tested negativeapart from 13 other members of his office at theStateSecretariat.

Srinivas revealed this at a press conference onWednesday night.

"My attendant tested positive in the TruNat test(normally used for TB testing) and we have sent the samplesfor further RT-PCR test.

Myself and 13 of the staff members also underwent thetest and all of us tested negative for coronavirus," Srinivassaid.

The Deputy CM said asymptomatic cases were on therise in the state.

He said special focus was laid on Kurnool, Guntur andKrishna districts where hundreds of cases were reported.

Kurnool registered 343 cases, Guntur 283 and Krishna236 cases out of the total 1,332 in the state as on Wednesday.

Srinivas said private hospitals in the state shouldresume out-patient services by ensuring adequate measures tocheck the spread of coronavirus.

"We have asked the health officials to issuenecessary orders in this regard.

Appropriate action will be taken against those who donot follow the government orders," the Deputy CM said. DBVBNWELCOME DBVBNWELCOME

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