HYDERABAD: One of the three high court judges whose samples were tested on Nov 15 was found positive for coronavirus on Thursday.

The affected judge was said to be recovering.

A second judge tested negative but antibodies were detected in his sample indicating that he was infected. His PCR test emerged negative. The third one’s test result turned out to be negative.

Meanwhile, an additional district judge and a female civil judge in Hyderabad were also found to be infected by the virus.

­­­Published in Dawn, November 20th, 2020

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