Pregnant women, children to be sent to home quarantine if they test negative for COVID-19: DK DC
Mangaluru: Pregnant women, children below 10 years of age, and senior citizens above 80 years of age, will be subjected to home quarantine if they test negative for COVID-19 in the first report , as per the state government's new guidelines; said Deputy Commissioner Sindhu b. Rupesh.
Speaking at the DC office on Wednesday, she said, till now Quarantine for 14 consecutive days was mandatory. But hereafter, pregnant women, elderly people, and children are exempted by this in the new guidelines.
There is no need to wait for a report of a throat swab test done on the 12th day after the quarantine. They would be sent to the Home Quarantine if the first report comes negative, she said.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
