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A BBMP officer told BM since the PTC plan was still in the initial stages, some centres are yet to get used to the procedure. He said the BBMP will explain to all centres the protocols in detail.

This ICU-on-wheels, has been stationed outside the Anekal general hospital for a week now, and it has no covid patients. Doctors at the hospital say that this bus, modified into a state-of-the-art ambulance, came a little too late. ​

It was eerie to see the open cremation ground desolate, with the remnants of the platforms submerged in water from the first monsoon rains. ​

Palike redraws the frontline Palike redraws the frontline The building workers, telecom and internet service providers The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which has started vaccinating the “priority group” as per the order issued in May, plans to start inoculating garment workers, construction labourers, bank staff, sportspersons etc in the coming week. The civic body is currently preparing a micro plan to identify employees working in 19 different sectors. As per the order date...

All that, hopefully, seems to be in the past. From tomorrow, Giddenahalli, one of three mass-cremation grounds to be opened, will be shut. Others will follow soon. The good news is that not only are the number of deaths decreasing, the covid cases are coming down too.

“The centres will have two doctors and two paramedics in each shift with computer and internet facilities. All PTCs are attached to at least one covid care centre with oxygen beds,” Gupta said. ​

The court also directed the Centre to modify the guidelines to consider the disability certificate of the disabled instead of identity card for vaccination on priority.

​Bangalore Mirror carried out a test drive to see what the situation has been like so far. ​

According to sources an eight to 12 per cent increase in costs is abnormal. “The government must negotiate with the firms. An increase by one per cent is normal. There’s a chance that the firms fixed the price per package, among each other,” a source said.

Both of them, along with BBMP engineers, visited Hennur Main Road which had flooded last year with 80 mm to 90 mm rain per hour, Sai Layout and Geddalahalli. They inspected the areas and instructed the engineers to take measures so that flooding can be avoided during this monsoon.