Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw tests positive for Coronavirus!

In a shocking turn of events, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has announced that she has tested positive for coronavirus. Kiran tweeted that she has mild symptoms of the viral infection.

Mazumdar-Shaw announced her diagnosis via Twitter, as she tweeted I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms and I hope it stays that way.

It must be noted that Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's Bengaluru-based biopharmaceutical company Biocon was working on a psoriasis drug Itolizumab as potential treatment for Coronavirus. In July, the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) gave its approval to Itolizumab for restricted emergency use to treat coronavirus patients.