India / RBI Governor tests COVID-19 +ve, says 'will continue to work from isolation'

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus, stating that he is asymptomatic. "[I] will continue to work from isolation. Work in RBI will go on normally. I am in touch with all [Deputy Governors] and other officers through VC and telephone," he wrote on Twitter.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 25, 2020, 07:38 PM
New Delhi: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has tested positive for the coronavirus, he tweeted on Sunday.

"I have tested COVID-19 positive. Asymptomatic.Feeling very much alright.Have alerted those who came in contact in recent days.Will continue to work from isolation. Work in RBI will go on normally. I am in touch with all Dy. Govs and other officers through VC and telephone," he wrote.

COVID-19 cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 55,000 for the third consecutive day, while the new fatalities recorded in a day dropped to 578 after almost three months, according to the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.