Kasargod: Student who appeared for SSLC exam, tests positive for COVID-19
Kasargod: A local student who appeared for the SSLC examination has reportedly tested positive for the deadly Corona Virus leading to panic among students who appeared for the exam along with the patient.
On Friday, 34 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Kasargod District of which was a student who appeared for SSLC examination of the state board till March 17.
Following the reports, the students who appeared for the exam with the patient and the teachers, supervisors have all been put under observation by the administration.
According to the reports the father of the patient who arrived from abroad on March 17, had tested positive on March 23.
The number of positive cases in the District currently stands at 81.
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Mysuru: Six, including three children, drown in Cauvery during urus gathering
Mysuru: Six people, including three children, drowned in the Cauvery river near Arkeshwara Temple in KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Fatima (42) from Udayagiri in Mysuru; Mohammed Yasin (23), an autorickshaw driver from SBR Layout in Bengaluru; his wife Neha Kausar (19) from the same area; Uzeir (5) from Udayagiri, Mysuru; Emma Aiman (13) from Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru; and Afif Ahmed (13) from KR Nagar.
According to The New Indian Express, the victims had visited a nearby dargah. While playing in the river, one person slipped into the water, and others entered it in an attempt to rescue them, leading to multiple drownings.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the victims’ families.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladangi and KR Nagar police visited the spot and have begun an investigation.
