Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Sunday, according to the Finance Minister’s Office. This is the first case of a state government minister contracting the highly contagious virus.
The 67-year-old politician has urged his staff and others, who knew him in recent days, to isolate themselves and undergo home quarantine.
Last month, Isaac said the state will reject “lock, stock and barrel,” the Center’s proposal to borrow from states to cover GST’s revenue shortfall.
“Now that we fully understand the intentions of the Center on GST compensation, we have no choice but to reject them. No state with Aatmanirbhar can accept them. Enough is enough. No more transfer of states’ rights. GST compensation is our constitutional. correct, “Isaac had tweeted.
Kerala, meanwhile, on Sunday reported its highest single-day run in coronavirus cases with 3,082 people testing positive for the pathogen and 10 related deaths, bringing the total infection count in the state to 87,840. Fifty health workers were among those infected with the virus. With 10 more deaths, the number rose to 347 in the state.
“Currently, there are 22,676 people in treatment in the state. There are 2,00,296 people under observation, of which 17,507 are in isolation rooms of various hospitals,” said Health Minister KK Shailaja.
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