Among those who tested positive, 15 people were from Bengaluru. Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday that 26 people who returned from the UK last month had tested positive for the coronavirus in the state. The number increased from 14 people reported Sunday. Among those who tested positive, …
Read More »Mandatory institutional quarantine for UK returnees testing positive in Karnataka
Karnataka’s Health Department said it had screened all travelers who came to the state from the UK on December 20 and 21 and their test results are awaited. The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for returnees from the UK, requiring RT-PCR testing at airports …
Read More »Karnataka HC upholds state government decision to drop cases against BJP ministers
The HC was listening to a guilty plea by the Karnataka People’s Civil Liberties Union, which challenged the order of the Yediyurappa government dated 31 August. The Karnataka High Court on Monday suspended the state government’s decision to drop cases against 61 BJP lawmakers and ministers in the state. The …
Read More »Covid-19 cases per million lowest in India, says government
The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that India has been recording one of the lowest Covid-19 cases per million among large nations reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. “The average daily rate of positivity last week was 3.72%. Among all the great nations of the world, the cases per million …
Read More »Gurugram surpasses the mark of 10,000 daily tests of Covid | Gurgaon News
GURUGRAM: Amid the increase in Covid cases in Haryana, particularly in NCR cities, the state government has significantly increased testing at Gurugram this week. On Saturday, Covid tests conducted in the city broke the 10,000 mark for the first time, the highest in a single day so far, well above …
Read More »Why Europe, not just the United States, is Covid’s big concern
Covid has spread across the United States at a terrifying rate in recent weeks, making it the first country to record more than 1 lakh of cases a day and surpass the 1 crore mark for cases. This “third wave” of the disease lives up to the dire predictions epidemiologists …
Read More »Bengaluru registers 1,069 new cases of COVID-19, the majority in Yelahanka and the west area
The city also recorded 991 recoveries on Thursday, most of them in Yelahanka and the west side. Bengaluru reported 1,069 COVID-19 cases and 991 recoveries on Thursday. Most of the cases were from Yelahanka and the western area (16% each). The city also reported eight deaths on the day, all …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 Count Reaches 79,09,960 with 45,149 New Cases | India News
NEW DELHI: With 45,149 new Covid-19 cases, India’s total cases rose to 79,09,960 on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With 480 new deaths, the number of Covid-19 victims rose to 1,19,014, according to the Union Ministry of Health. The total number of active Covid-19 cases …
Read More »Covid-19: Countries Fight Rising Cases As WHO Sees ‘Exponential’ Rise
The grim data highlighted the struggle by authorities around the world to control the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, as the US reported 80,000 infections in a single day, France extended a curfew to two-thirds of citizens and the death toll in Germany exceeded 10,000. The World Health Organization had previously …
Read More »3-week vacation for Karnataka schools as COVID-19 cases rise
There was no clarity on whether online classes would also be suspended in this period. Karnataka’s Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced a three-week holiday for students and teachers in Karnataka schools amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. “I have directed officials to issue an order declaring a three-week holiday for …
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