Karnataka-CII task force soon to fight Covid By IANS | 2 Views K. Sudhakar. (Photo: Twitter@mla_sudhakar). Image Source: IANS News Bengaluru, April 25 : Amid the pandemic's second wave, Karnataka is setting up a task force with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to jointly fight the Covid surge in the state, Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Sunday. "We are setting up a task force with CII to jointly fight the pandemic by augmenting medical infrastructure, including opening a call centre and modular ICUs to treat serious Covid cases," said Sudhakar in a statement here after a virtual meeting with captains of the industry on Saturday.