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According to Forest Minister Arvind Limbavalli, the state government has issued a directive to manage the spread of the virus at the ward level. Likewise, measures are being taken to curb the virus in line with Mumbai and Chennai.
The portal which is similar to Bengaluru civic body BBMP’s bed status portal is updated in real-time where the public can contact hospitals to book the beds.
Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus (Covid-19) Latest News: Vaccination for 18-44 age group to begin in select government hospitals today. Only those who have registered and secured a slot online will be allowed, Health and Education Minister Sudhakar has clarified.
On May 4, the government had imposed a ‘close down’ across the state till May 12. However, the number of Covid-19 cases and related fatalities continued to rise.
Meanwhile, with several employees working in war rooms that oversee the operations of the Central Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS) of the BBMP choosing not to turn up for work on Friday, patients and caretakers experienced difficulties in finding a bed.
Among leaders in the forefront stressing the need of converting the state legislature’s venue for winter session is Congress MLA Anjali Hemant Nimbalkar.
The state government has decided to cap the price of CT scan and digital X-ray in private hospitals and labs at Rs 1,500 (for BPL cardholders) and Rs 2,500 respectively.
The health bulletin noted a significant drop in the number of people getting inoculated — from 1.23 lakh on Wednesday to 21,425 on Thursday.
Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus (Covid-19) Latest News May 7 Highlights: Bengaluru Urban has so far reported 8,87,086 infections and 7,145 deaths.
This has been revealed in a study by the Department of Virology at Nimhans — one of the 10 labs in the country carrying out genome sequencing of coronavirus strains.
Ramachandra Guha suggested that CM Yediyurappa and senior leaders like former Prime Minister H D Devegowda and former CM Siddaramaiah should look into the matter seriously.
On May 3, as many as 23 Covid patients died in Chamarajanagar district allegedly due to oxygen shortage.
While the inquiry commission appointed by the state was to submit its report in a month, the fact-finding committee of the Karnataka High Court has been given time till Monday.
Paramesh was a part-time reporter with Kannada daily ‘Vijaya Karnataka.’ Earlier he had worked as a journalist in ‘Andolana’, ‘Lankesh Patrike’ and ‘Janavahini’ newspapers and leaves his wife and two children
According to Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwathnarayan, who also heads the ministerial taskforce, the students will also be provided with incentives for their service.
“As many as 90 people have been arrested in 38 cases booked so far for black marketing Remdesivir injection or packing fake Remdesivir. Our drive will continue against those trying to profiteer in this tough situation,” DG&IGP Praveen Sood said.
Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus (Covid-19) Latest News May 6 Highlights: Bengaluru Urban alone accounted for 23,106 infections and 161 fatalities.
Karnataka, which has reported 174 lakh infections so far, has 4.8 lakh active cases.
A cricketer before he joined politics, Srinivas is the first Kannadiga to be appointed the president of the Indian Youth Congress and the second person to hold this position from South India.
While only two of the arrested have been identified by the police so far, a senior officer said the others would be named later.
Phenomena of deaths occurring among a sizable number of persons due to lung failure, despite negative reports, has raised the concerns of a section of doctors.
As per a video live-streamed from Bangalore South BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s YouTube account, he is heard reading out names of 17 people, with Muslim names, while questioning the official in charge.
Another impact of the Twitter Spaces interaction was the formation of a volunteer group named ‘Namma Team’ to help people get hospital beds, oxygen and medicines.
The police also suspect the duo to have contacts with the BBMP war room staff.
Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus (Covid-19) Latest News May 5 Highlights: According to the health bulletin, the state has 4,64,363 active cases whereas 12,10,013 people have been discharged so far including 24,714 people on Tuesday.