Mangaluru:Private hospital turns COVID-19 Hotspot; two more infected after being treated in Hospital
Mangaluru: A private hospital located on the outskirts of the City in the Dakshina Kannada District has become coronavirus Hotspot. The total number of positive cases in the district has increased to 20 with two more persons testing positive to COVID-19 in the limits of Mangaluru City Corporation on Monday.
An 80-year-old woman and her 45-year-old son, residents of Kulasekhara in the limits of MMC have tested positive for coronavirus. At a private hospital in Padil, the 80-year-old was being treated on an adjacent bed of an elderly person who recently became victim to COVID-19. The former's son was taking care of her and he has also been infected with the virus. Meanwhile, a hospital staff member was diagnosed with coronavirus yesterday. Following this, more than 200 people were tested, including 190 staff members of the hospital, and all were quarantined.
A similar incident was reported on April 23 at the hospital and a woman died of COVID-19. The hospital was then fully sealed as two persons of the same family died in Bantwal. Two neighbors were also infected by the first dead woman. The yesterday hospital staff was tested positive and two cases confirmed today in the hospital.
Bantwal was a Corona Hotspot in the Dakshina Kannada District. The death of Corona infected people in the area over the past few days has caused considerable anxiety for the district. Earlier, a case was also reported on the outskirts of Mangaluru. (He has been discharged from the hospital after recovery. With two persons testing positive to the virus in the limits of MMC today, the deadly virus has entered the Mangaluru city.
The District Administration has declared Shakti Nagar Kakkebettu near Kulasekhara as a containment area. Mangaluru Tahsildar Guruprasad visited the spot on Monday morning and marked the boundaries. Later, MCC Commissioner Shanadi Ajit Kumar Hegde visited and carried out the inspection.
Shakti Nagar Padavu village consists of 22 houses. They will be provided with milk, groceries, and other necessities by the corporation.
- Shanadi Ajit Kumar Hegde,
Commissioner, MCC
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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