Meghalaya: 30 staff of Raj Bhavan test positive for COVID-19, Governor tests negative

Thirty staff of the Raj Bhavan in Shillong have tested positive for COVID-19.

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik, however, tested negative.

The Governor is in self- isolation though tested negative.

The swab samples of Pravin Bakshi, Secretary to the Governor had also tested positive for the viral infection through RT- PCR on Friday.

Sources said that the official has tested negative on a second re-test conducted through a CBNAAT at Nazareth Hospital in the city on Sunday.

Sources said that the Governor and his two personal staff, besides one of the ADCs (Aides-de-Camp) to the Governor have tested negative.

The test report of another ADC is still awaited and some of the test results are expected to come on Monday.

The entrance gate and rear gate of the Raj Bhavan have been barricaded.