Updated On: 25 August, 2020 02:43 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Naik, a Lok Sabha MP from the North Goa parliamentary constituency tested positive for Covid on August 12 and was initially advised home isolation

Union Minister of State for Defence and AYUSH Shripad Naik. Pic/Twitter Shripad Naik
Union Minister of State for Defence and AYUSH Shripad Naik is currently stable, but his recovery could take a "long time", a Manipal Hospital official said on Tuesday.
Consultant oncologist at Goa's Manipal Hospital and Naik's personal friend Shekhar Salkar also said, that Naik had tested negative for Covid-19 late on Monday and as per norm another test has been conducted to re-confirm his Covid status, results of which would be available late on Tuesday.