Coronavirus : Health secretary’s family members test positive for COVID19

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan’s family members including his wife and son tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Radhakrishnan’s father-in-law and mother-in-law tested positive on Friday night, following which he, his wife and son were tested for the infection. The test reports of Radhakrishnan’s wife and son came out to be positive on Monday, while the health secretary himself tested negative.

Radhakrishnan’s wife and son are undergoing treatment at the Government King’s institute corona hospital.

Responding to a journalist’s on Twitter, Radhakrishnan said: “Yes, My father-in-law, Dr Nagarajan, and [mother-in-law] Mrs Nagarajan tested positive on Friday night. As close family contacts myself, [wife] Krithika and son Arvind got tested at the state public health lab today [Monday]. Wife, son tested positive. All are in Government King’s institute corona hospital.”