The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,206 and the number of cases climbed to 67,152 in the country on Monday, registering an increase of 97 deaths and a record jump of 4,213 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.
Ahead of the return of stranded people to Karnataka from abroad and other states, the state government on Sunday took a slew of decisions including one to quarantine the returnees for 14 days.
Bhatkal: After the first COVID-19 wave in the town, roots of which were traced to the gulf, people in Uttara Kannada’s Bhatkal were anticipating relaxation of lockdown in the town when they woke up to the news of another case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 5.
The Indian Railways will gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, the national transporter said Sunday.
Bengaluru: Coronavirus infection in the state is on the rise. The number of asymptomatic patients is increasing. Increasing numbers of infected people with no symptoms have been a major headache for medical and administrative staff.
A senior resident doctor of AIIMS has been advised 14-day quarantine after he took off his protective gear and put himself at grave risk to save a critical coronavirus patient while shifting him to the Intensive Care Unit, a senior official said.
Bengaluru: 54 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Sunday has raised the state's tally to 848, as per the Health Bulletin issued on Sunday evening. With the death of a 56-year-old woman in Bengaluru, who died on May 7, the death toll has risen to 31.
Troops of India and China were involved in two fierce face-offs in Eastern Ladakh and near Naku La Pass in the Sikkim sector along the contentious border between the two countries, official sources said on Sunday.
A nine-month pregnant nurse on COVID-19 frontline in Karnataka has emerged as a shining example for selfless dedication to work, with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa expressing his gratitude and requesting her to go on maternity leave.
