Mangaluru: One-year-old child among 29 people who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada recorded 29 new Corona cases on Thursday including a one-year-old child, which raised the total number of infected to 494.
Of the new cases, 19 people had returned from Saudi Arabia, Muscat, Sharjah, and Qatar. Also, the cases include 11 women, a one-year-old child, and eight men.
A 35-year-old woman in the city was diagnosed with influenza-like illness. A 50-year-old woman was put under the 'contact under tracing' category. A 24-year-old man who had come from Mumbai on June 21 had been kept under quarantine. All the infected people are being treated at the District Wenlock Hospital.
Also, a 68-year-old woman died due to severe acute respiratory infection on Wednesday.
In a positive development, 43 patients were discharged on Thursday, following recovery. The number of recovered patients has gone up to 344. Most of the patients are also showing steady health conditions.
A 49-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman with multiple health disorders were both put under ICU with oxygen supply and ventilator respectively.
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Bengaluru: First-time Congress MLAs with merit can be made ministers, says Moily
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said that first-time Congress legislators could be considered for ministerial berths during the proposed Cabinet reshuffle if they have the requisite merit.
Moily responded to reports of over 30 first-time Congress MLAs seeking Cabinet positions by stressing the need for a Cabinet with a balance of merit among first-time, young, and senior leaders.
“We entered politics when the Chief Minister Devaraj Urs recognised us in 1972. If legislators have merit and dedication, they can be included in the Cabinet,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
He said that there is nothing wrong with new MLAs aspiring for ministerial posts and that no one has the moral authority to question such aspirations. He recalled that he, too, was a newcomer in his early political days and said those with eligibility should be given ministerial posts.
“If the MLAs have merit, the Chief Minister will recognise them. In our time, we did not lobby for ministerial berths. We were recognised by the Chief Minister,” he said.
Addressing demands for a change in Chief Minister and current talk of a Cabinet reshuffle, Moily said that legislators voicing aspirations should not be seen as engaging in groupism.
He also said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesday.
