Mangaluru: One person takes Nipah virus test after symptoms
Mangaluru: A Goa-based individual reportedly underwent tests in Mangaluru after suspecting symptoms of Nipah virus and their reports are expected to be out by September 15.
The disease has spread an environment of anxiety in the neighbouring state of Kerala where strict controlling measures have been implemented.
The individual who underwent the test was working as a microbiologist in a lab in Goa, where they used to prepare RT PCR test kits, it is learned. The person had reportedly experienced fever and recovered from it two days before the test and had suspected if the symptoms could be of Nipah virus, and had volunteered for the test.
The individual arrived from Goa to Karwar and travelled to Manipal and later reached Mangaluru. The Health Department which received the individual’s test samples has reportedly sent them for testing and is expecting to obtain the results by September 15. The District Health Officer Dr. Kishor Kumar has informed that the individual has been kept in isolation in Mangaluru’s government hospital.
Since the person was working in the lab, they have voluntarily opted to undergo the test, it is learned. The individual did not display have any symptoms of the disease. Their test sample has been sent for examination and the reports are being awaited, officials said.
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Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday claimed that the ongoing power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has created massive confusion in Karnataka.
He remarked that the proverb “when two people fight, the third one benefits” has come true, as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also now making efforts to become Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said the entire government has turned into a house of confusion due to the alleged power tussle.
Kharge’s new statement has only added to the chaos, he said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday said that no date has been fixed yet to discuss possible leadership change in Karnataka.
This came a day after Kharge said there was no change of CM in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state would be resolved soon.
The BJP leader said that Kharge too has aspirations and that he was cheated earlier.
"Perhaps he has received a green signal from the Congress high command to become CM. Everyone is already saying Kharge should become CM. Kharge himself has declared, “I am ready to become CM.” Despite many attempts in the past, he never became CM. Now he is trying to seize the opportunity," the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said.
According to him, the situation in Congress has perfectly become a case of “two people fighting, third one benefits.”
