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Though 10-15 per cent of fresh Covid cases reported in the last 20 days are children aged between one and 19, BBMP officials played down the impact of the third wave primarily targeting children.

From August 5 to 11, a total 143 children in the 0-9 age group tested positive in Bengaluru, translating to 5.6% of the total 2,552 cases in the city.

Karnataka Chief Minister said that the experts have warned that the children will likely be affected during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as they belong to the non-vaccinated group

As many as 499 children have tested positive for Covid-19 during the first ten days of August in Bengaluru, creating a worrisome situation for parents.

A 31-year-old lawyer in Bengaluru found herself at the short end of a Covid testing mix-up after her number was used to register at least 12 unrelated people for testing. 

With Karnataka imposing fresh curbs to contain the slow but steady rise in Covid-19 cases, there is a special focus on keeping things under control in Bengaluru. The state capital had reported a disproportionately high number of infections during the devastating second wave of Covid-19. 

BENGALURU: Now that the auspicious month of Shravana has begun (from August 9), the Bengaluru Urban district administration, in a bid to prevent large.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which has served notices to 78,500 property owners for under paying property tax – is yet to provide them with any relief in the form of penalty or interest waiver. ​

With a majority of the covid clusters being identified in apartment complexes, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will issue a revised advisory to apartment associations.

This appears to have delayed implementation of big-ticket projects such as Metro and Smart City work that require support of many departments. Some officials say holding such meetings is not the chief secretary’s job as these issues could be sorted out at the BBMP level.