No Corona Virus cases reported in Dakshina Kannada, Deputy Commissioner Sindhu Rupesh confirms
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh on Tuesday confirmed that no Corona Virus cases were detected in the District so far adding that the people of the District need not panic about the spread of the virus.
Sindhu further added that as many as 437 passengers who arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport from international destinations were screened and checked while 45 more people arriving in the city from Navamangalore port were screened at the port and no passenger was found to be infected with the virus.
A team led by Joint Director of Mysore Division Dr. Pushpalata B.S. is reviewing the health inspection system at Mangalore Airport.
“Passengers arriving from overseas with coronavirus symptoms can call on toll-free no. 104/1077 or 0824- 2442590. Or they can contact the nearest health centers. All information will be kept confidential. Public should take all safety measures instead of panicking about the spread of the virus” the DC said.
Asked about the passenger who arrived at the Mangaluru Airport with fever and symptoms linked with Corona Virus, the Deputy Commissioner added that the sample of the patient were sent to Bengaluru Medical Hospital for testing and that the reports were expected to arrive on Wednesday.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
