Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday night said she tested COVID-19 positive. "I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms and I hope it stays that way," tweeted the 67-year-old city-based biotech queen Shaw.

I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms n I hope it stays that way.

— Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (@kiranshaw) August 17, 2020

Responding to Shaw's tweet, Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor said he was sorry to hear it. "We need you hale & hearty soon. Be well my friend," Tharoor tweeted. Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan also tweeted Shaw to get well soon.