Srinagar 39 March (KNS): CPI (M) leader,Mohd Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday wished  Veteran politician and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah good health and speedy recovery after he was  tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

"Received the news of National conference chief being infected with coronavirus. I pray to God for his quick recovery," Tarigami said ina statement issued to kashmir news service (KNS).

In a tweet this morning, the National Conference (NC) leader's son Omar Abdullah informed about his father testing positive for the coronavirus and also urged everyone who came in contact with him recently to get tested.

In his tweet, Omar Abdullah said, "My father has tested positive for COVID-19 and is showing some symptoms."

"I will be self-isolating along with other family members until we get ourselves tested. I request anyone who has come in contact with us over the last few days to take all the mandated precautions", he said.(KNS)