COVID-19: 24 new cases in Karnataka, total infections at 589
Bengaluru: Twenty-four new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Karnataka, taking the number of infections in the state to 589, the health department said on Friday, as the Bengaluru corporation made wearing of face masks in public and work spaces compulsory in the city besides banning spitting, urinating and littering in public areas.
As of 5:00 PM on May 1, cumulatively 589 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state andit includes 22 deaths and 251 discharges,a department bulletin said.
It said, out of 315 active cases, 306 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 9 are in ICU.
Twenty-two patients, who have recovered, were discharged on Friday.
Meanwhile, three districts of Karnataka- Bengaluru urban, Mysuru and Bengaluru rural- figure in the red zone, according to the list released by the Centre.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, government of India has issued list of red, orange and green districts for the week after May 3 and the necessary action that should be initiated in these areas as part of containment action plans, the bulletin said.
In Karnataka of the total 30 districts, 3 districts are in red zone, 13 in orange and 14 in green, it said. Out of 24 new cases confirmed in the state on Friday- eight are from Mandya district.
Three of them have travel history to Mumbai, five others are contacts of a COVID-19 patient.
Of the remaining- six are from Davangere, three from Raibhag in Belagavi, two each from Dakshina Kannada and Kalaburagi, and one each from Vijayapura, Chikkaballapura and Hubballi.
While most of these cases are contacts of patients already tested positive, one each are with history of SARI and Influenza Like Illness (ILI).
From across the state most number of infections have been reported in Bengaluru urban with 141 cases, followed by Mysuru 88 and Belagavi 70.
Out of total 252 patients discharged maximum 69 are from Bengaluru urban, 64 from Mysuru, twelve from Kalaburagi. A total of 64,898 samples were tested, 4,742 tested on Friday alone. So far 61,855 samples have returned as negative, and out of them 4,406 were reported negative today.
Director, Health and Family Welfare Services has issued a circular on screening of ILI and SARI cases at Fever Clinics to all the districts, directing them to ensure that all such cases should be subjected for swab test as per standard operating procedure for COVID test.
Commissioner, BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) has issued orders on making mandatory wearing of face mask, proper disposal of used masks and gloves, and has banned spitting, urinating, littering and any kind of related public nuisance, which will be considered as public offence.
Those violating the orders will be penalized Rs.1000 the first time and Rs.2000 on second and subsequent violations, it said.
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Prez, PM pay tributes to Vajpayee at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal'
New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who attended a prayer ceremony at 'Sadaiv Atal', the memorial of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on Thursday to pay tributes to him on his 101st birth anniversary.
Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Ministers J P Nadda, Nirmala Sitharaman, NDA ally JD-U leader and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, several other ministers, MPs, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and BJP working president Nitin Nabin were among those who attended the event.
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In a message, the prime minister said Vajpayee's personality, work and leadership will continue to be a guiding light for the all-around development of the nation. He said Vajpayee dedicated his entire life to good governance and nation-building.
"He will always be remembered as a brilliant orator as well as a spirited poet. Vajpayee's personality, work and leadership will continue to be a guiding light for the all-around development of the nation," PM Modi said.
Vajpayee was born on this day in Gwalior in 1924 and passed away in New Delhi on August 16, 2018. The government observes his birth anniversary as Good Governance Day.
The BJP marked the day by its leaders commemorating Vajpayee's legacy in nationwide events. Its chief ministers, Union ministers and MPs, besides organisational leaders, are part of these programmes held across the country.
Vajpayee, India's 13th prime minister, served the country for three terms between 1996 and 2004.
He is known for his valuable contribution to India's economic growth. The 'Operation Vijay', commonly known as the Kargil War, was fought against Pakistan and won during his tenure as prime minister. He made India a nuclear weapons power.
He had a distinguished four-decade parliamentary career, was elected nine times to the Lok Sabha and twice to the Rajya Sabha.
Rising from humble beginnings in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) to the post of prime minister, he received the Padma Vibhushan in 1992 for his selfless dedication to the nation and was conferred with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2015.
Vajpayee championed democratic ideals, women's empowerment, and social equality.
As prime minister, he prioritised good governance and economic development, building national highways, rural roads, expanding telecom, and improving infrastructure.
