RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said he will continue to work from home.
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.
India’s COVID-19 caseload stood at over 78 lakh with 50,129 fresh infections being reported in a day, while the number of deaths climbed to 1.18 lakh with 578 new fatalities.