Kerala health minister KK Shailaja goes into quarantine after kin tests COVID positive

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has gone in quarantine after her son and daughter-in-law tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

"My son and his wife have tested positive. Since I was a primary contact, I will be in quarantine," she wrote on Facebook.

The 64-year-old added that she has no symptoms as of now.

Popularly known as Shailaja Teacher, the minister was instrumental in the state's fight against COVID-19.

A CPM leader hailing from Kannur, she is one of the two women ministers in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet.

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