There are 22,000 people in Home Quarantine in the state capital city. Around 3,500 people are in the first contact with them. They will be marked with a seal and put in home quarantine, said Revenue Minister R. Ashok.
Italy recorded a shocking spike in coronavirus deaths Friday with 969 new victims, the worst daily record for any country since the pandemic began.
Mangaluru: With the number of Corona positive cases going up in the Dakshina Kannada District, the District in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Friday evening announced that the District will go under complete lockdown on Saturday.
The state government had said that it has ordered 1000 ventilators to Skanray Technology Company of Mysuru to control coronavirus infection. However, it has been reported that so far only 100 ventilators have been ordered. Even that order is also not confirmed, said the company.
A Belthangady man who arrived from Dubai on March 21, has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. The patient reportedly arrived from Dubai to Bengaluru International Airport and came to his native on a KSRTC bus.
Instructing the police officials to remain calm and patience while dealing with people during lockdown Mangaluru Police Commissioner Dr. PS Harsha on Friday added that there was no lathi charge required for any reason on people.
The Centre on Friday approved additional Rs 5,751.27 crore as aid to eight states hit by floods, landslides, cyclone and drought last year, the home ministry said.
Kasargod District Administration on Friday evening confirmed that 34 new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the District on Friday.
The death toll in Spain soared over 4,800 Friday after 769 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities in the country, the government said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concern over the movement of people in Karnataka despite the 21-day lockdown, following which the BJP government in the state decided to strengthen measures to check the spread of coronavirus.
