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BENGALURU: VK Sasikala - the jailed close associate of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Late J Jayalalithaa has tested positive for COVID-19. She has been shifted to the trauma care centre (TCC) at the Victoria Hospital, which is exclusively for COVID patients. “She is not on ventilator support. We are closely monitoring her,” said Director cum Dean of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), Dr CR Jayanthi.
Sasikala, who was keenly looking forward to return to Chennai on her release from the prison on January 27 will now have to stay put in Bengaluru until her complete recovery. Her COVID positive result has
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BENGALURU: VK Sasikala, the jailed associate of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha, was admitted to the Bowring Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after she developed fever and chest congestion, sources privy to the information told
The New Indian Express.
“She had fever and complained of chest congestion. On medical advice of the prison doctors, she was taken to the Bowring Hospital with police escorts in the afternoon. She was admitted to the casualty section of the government hospital in Shivajinagar and has undergone some tests, including for COVID-19. Her rapid antigen test for the virus was negative. The doctors will conduct an RTPCR test for the same,” said a source.