Mangaluru: Owing to the country-wide lockdown announced by PM Modi to cap the spread of deadly Corona Virus in the country almost all the hospitals in the city have halted their OPD services which has resulted in inconveniences to several patients who are unable to show up to the doctors for consultations.

One of the country’s leading news paper, The Hindu on Friday published a cartoon showing Corona Virus pointing a AK47 assault rifle towards the earth. The odd part of the cartoon that caught the eyes of many readers who called on the news agency for publishing the cartoon was that cartoonist had depicted Corona Virus in a Muslim attire ‘Pathani”.

A woman and a girl were drowned while taking bath in the Ramasamudra lake on Friday.

Mangaluru: With the number of Corona positive cases going up in the Dakshina Kannada District, the District in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Friday evening announced that the District will go under complete lockdown on Saturday.

A Belthangady man who arrived from Dubai on March 21, has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. The patient reportedly arrived from Dubai to Bengaluru International Airport and came to his native on a KSRTC bus. 

 Instructing the police officials to remain calm and patience while dealing with people during lockdown Mangaluru Police Commissioner Dr. PS Harsha on Friday added that there was no lathi charge required for any reason on people.

Kasargod District Administration on Friday evening confirmed that 34 new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the District on Friday.

Bantwal: Suspecting that he was infected with the deadly COVID-19 virus, a person in Meramajalu village of Bantwal Taluk committed suicide on Friday fearing that he would test positive for the virus. The incident has been reported under Bantwal Rural Police Station limits.