Fresh case of COVID-19 reported in Karnataka
Bengaluru: One more person tested positive for coronavirus in Karnataka on Sunday, taking the total number of infected to seven.
The woman has been admitted to the Kalaburagi district hospital and her condition is stable, Department of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
It also said those who came in contact with the infected person have been traced and containment measures initiated.
The patient is the daughter of the septuagenarian, who died three days ago in Kalaburagi after returning from Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, Health Minister B Sriramulu told reporters in Kalaburagi that a five kilometre buffer zone has been created around the area where the 72-year-old man died on March 10.
Of the four suspected coronavirus cases in the family of the deceased, three have tested negative while the fourth one was found to be carrying the virus.
"Reports of three among the the four coronavirus suspects had already arrived and now the fourth suspect's medical report has arrived, who has been tested positive," Sriramulu said in a tweet.
"Since the person has been quarantined and has been under medical supervision, we are hopeful that he would recover soon." he said and appealed to the people not to panic.
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Swamiji fires gun into the air in Kalaburagi village, video goes viral
Kalaburagi: An incident involving a swamiji firing a gun into the air has been reported from Udachan village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district. The act, captured on video, has since gone viral on social media.
The swamiji has been identified as Sri Shantalinga Shivacharya, pontiff of the Hiremath of Sri Shankaralingeshwara Samsthana. According to reports, the incident took place on Sunday evening within the premises of the math, where the swamiji allegedly fired a single-barrel gun into the air.
This is not the first time the swami has courted controversy. Last year, he was reportedly found driving erratically under the influence of alcohol in Salotagi village of neighbouring Indi taluk, following which members of the public confronted him. He later fled from the math, sources said.
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More recently, during the annual fair of the Sri Shankaralingeshwara Math in Udachan village, the swami had arrived at the village with police protection, claiming to be the rightful pontiff of the math. Despite opposition from villagers, he reportedly went ahead and conducted rituals related to the fair.
The latest incident of firing the gun into the air has triggered criticism, especially after the video surfaced online. Further action, if any, is awaited from the authorities.
