Covid-19: Congress accuses Karnataka govt of limiting tests, BBMP blames hesitancy
Covid-19: Congress accuses Karnataka govt of limiting tests, BBMP blames hesitancy
Karnataka, one of the worst-affected states by the Covid-19 pandemic, recently registered a dip in Covid-19 cases. While Congress has accused the state government of limiting tests to falsify the dip, the Bengaluru local body has claimed that fewer people are turning up for tests.
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UPDATED: May 20, 2021 15:14 IST
There has been a dip in daily Covid cases as well as testing in Karnataka | PTI image for representational purpose
After reporting a rising number of Covid-19 cases consistently for the past few days, Karnataka recently registered a sudden dip. Despite falling victim to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic much later than states in North and West India, Karnataka quickly became one of the worst affected.
Samyuktha Hegde tests positive for Covid-19, in home isolation
Samyuktha Hegde tests positive for Covid-19, in home isolation
Samyuktha Hegde has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She is currently in home isolation as per her doctor s advice.
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Samyuktha Hegde tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Kannada and Tamil actress Samyuktha Hegde tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She took to Instagram stories to inform the news with her followers. The Comali actress also revealed that she is in home isolation as per her doctor s advice. Samyuktha said that her parents, who tested positive for Covid-19 last month, are now recovering and are doing well.
Now, BBMP introduces app to monitor food parcel distribution at Indira Canteen
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Distributors have to upload photos of food packets in the hands of the public
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With several glitches, the Indira Canteen Parcel Distribution app has marred food distribution at many canteens.
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Distributors have to upload photos of food packets in the hands of the public
A week after rolling back norms that mandated collection of Aadhaar and mobile numbers of persons who receive free food packets from Indira Canteen, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has introduced a mobile application to monitor food parcel distribution, drawing ire.
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A massive surge in deaths this month, 6,790 in only 17 days, has pushed Karnataka’s overall Covid-19 toll past that of even Delhi’s, making it the state with the second highest number of deaths in the country. Karnataka’s overall case fatality rate (CFR) deaths among those infected, which is an indicator of the severity of the disease remains under 1%, against the national average of 1.1%. As of May 17, Karnataka reported 22,313 deaths from the disease. May has been the deadliest month for Karnataka since the outbreak, with a daily average of 400 deaths so far. In the 14 months prior to this, eight did not even report a monthly toll of 400. Stay with TOI for more updates: