PM Modi ask state govts to impose lockdown only as the last stage and to try and avoid it
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the country in the wake of the second wave of deadly Coronavirus that has grappled the country in the last few weeks.
Modi stated that the government was doing everything under its control to curb the crisis. He added new oxygen plants in states, using industrial oxygen for medical use, Oxygen Express – were some of the measures the government has undertaken in the last few days.
He also lauded the efforts of NGOs and individuals who are stepping out to help people in distress during the crisis and urged the youth to step in and help as many people as they can.
Modi then called on media and journalists to create awareness among the people and to eliminate the rumors.
Modi urged the state governments to look at lockdown only as the final step and try to avoid imposing lockdown and focus on the protocol of “micro-containment zones” to manage the COVID crisis.
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Apr 20: Karnataka reports biggest single day spike of 21,794 COVID cases, 149 deaths
Bengaluru, Apr 20: Karnataka has reported its biggest single day spike of 21,794 COVID-19 cases and 149 related fatalities, taking the total caseload 11.98 lakh and the toll to 13,646, the Health department said on Tuesday.
The state had previously reported its biggest single day spike of 19,067 cases on Sunday.
Out of the 21,794 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 13,782 were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
The day also saw 4,571 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Cumulatively 11,98,644 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 13,646 deaths and 10,25,821 discharges,the Health department said in a bulletin.
Out of 1,59,158 active cases, 1,58,407 patients are stable and in isolation at designated hospitals, while 751 are in Intensive Care Units.
Among 149 deaths reported on Tuesday, 92 were from Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural (13), Bidar and Kalaburagi (7), Ballari (5), followed by others.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 13,782, Tumakuru 1,055, Kalaburagi 818, Mysuru 699, Bengaluru Rural 513, Dakshina Kannada 482, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 5,70,035, followed by Mysuru 63,018 and Ballari 42,745.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 4,49,889, followed by Mysuru 57,745 and Ballari 39,829.
A total of over 2,38,64,354 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,47,488 were done on Tuesday alone.
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