22 thousand people in Bengaluru are in Home Quarantine: Karnataka minister confirms
Bengaluru; There are 22,000 people in Home Quarantine in the state capital city. Around 3,500 people are in the first contact with them. They will be marked with a seal and put in home quarantine, said Revenue Minister R. Ashok.
He was speaking to mediapersons after convening a meeting at the BBM office regarding taking up necessary measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.
"73 ambulances are reserved for those infected with the coronavirus. Food is being provided for the needy and the poor. It will be served in cooperation with NGO members," he added.
He further said, "There is no restriction for buying groceries. But, there will be a time frame fixed to buy milk and vegetables. However, no final decision has been taken in this regard yet."
Discussion with the mosque heads has been held and they have cooperated with the government. They have promised to create awareness about coronavirus. 21 days should be spent with sacrifice," Minister R. Ashok added.
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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).
