Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol has said eight members of his family have contracted coronavirus including his son Dr Gopal Karjol, who is on ventilator for the past 23 days.In a long Twitter post, Karjol explained his inability to take up a long journey to physically monitor the flood situation in Bagalkote and Kalaburagi."My son Dr Gopal Karjol is on ventilator for the past 23 days (due to coronavirus).
My wife recently came out of the hospital after recovering from the coronavirus infection. I too recovered from COVID after staying in the hospital for 19 days.
In all, eight members of my family had contracted coronavirus," Karjol said in his post.Karjol is an MLA from Mudhol in Bagalkote and is district in charge minister.