First COVID-19 positive patient of Udupi District set to be discharged from hospital on Sunday
Udupi: The first patient of Udupi District who tested negative for the COVID-19 infection is ready to be discharged from the hospital after he has tested negative for the Virus. District DHO and Family Welfare Officer, Dr. Sudhir Chandra informed the patient will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday April 12.
He further informed that the samples of the patient sent for testing on April 8 had tested negative for the virus and the patient is fit to be discharged from the hospital.
The DHO also informed that few other patients who had tested positive for the virus have now tested positive in their first tests and they will be discharged after their second reports test negative.
Meanwhile all the borders of the District have been closed and entry and exit to and from the District has been restricted to cap the spread of Corona Virus in the District. Borders with Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Shivmoga and Chikkamagaluru have been sealed by the District Administration.
The move of sealing the borders has come amidst reports that people of the District currently staying elsewhere due to the country-wide lockdown and people of other Districts were planning to travel to and from the District after the lockdown ends on April 14.
In an official statement, the Deputy Commissioner of the District added that all the people who arrived in the District from abroad have completed their quarantine and none have reported positive for the virus. He then added that the District was safe from the virus from the people who’ve arrived from abroad and that the District Administration was not risking to allow people from infected Districts and areas to enter the District temporarily and hence the borders were sealed.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
