Karnataka has recorded five deaths due to Covid-19 after 145 days in the last 24 hours, said officials.Among the deceased, the death of a 20-year-old woman without any comorbidities and rise of BA 5 variant has become the reason for concern. .
Screening, surveillance and tele-monitoring for certain international arrivals have been instructed as per the recommendations of the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in Karnataka.
Karnataka Minister of Health and Medical Education K. Sudhakar on Wednesday said that mandatory RT-PCR examinations have been started at the airports from Wednesday for all passengers coming to the state from foreign nations.Sudhakar said that .
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has said that passengers arriving in the state from foreign nations will have to undergo a mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival at the airport.