67-year-old woman tests positive, 11th case in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A 67-year-old woman who is a city resident and returned from Dubai via Goa last week has tested positive for coronavirus, making it the eleventh case in Karnataka, the health department said on Tuesday.
The patient has been in strict home quarantine since coming to city and has been admitted to a designated isolation hospital.
A health department media bulletin said "67-year-old female who is a resident of Bangalore returned from Dubai via Goa on March 9. She is a known case of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
She has been in strict home quarantine since coming to Bangalore."
The woman was admitted to the hospital on March 16.
According to the bulletin, 21 high risk contacts including five family members have been identified and they are under strict home quarantine.
Officials said till date 11 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka, including one death.
The ten patients were in isolation wards and are stable, they added.
The 67-year-old woman is the fourth new positive confirmed case that has been reported in the state in the last 24 hours.
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EC organises cultural programmes, taps vlogger, para-cyclist to boost voter turnout in Assam
Guwahati (PTI): Special initiatives ranging from roping in a popular vlogger and a para-cyclist as campaign icons to organising street plays and rangoli competitions have been launched across Assam to encourage maximum voter participation in the assembly polls.
The initiatives are being carried out under the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme as per the directions of the Election Commission, an official statement said.
"With the objective of enhancing voter turnout and spreading awareness about citizens' fundamental democratic rights and responsibilities, a wide range of activities are being organised across the state under the supervision of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)," it said.
As part of the campaign, authorities are organising street plays, drawing and rangoli competitions, slogan-writing contests, digital poster-making events, wall-writing drives, news presentation competitions and workshops, among other creative awareness programmes.
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Several districts have also introduced unique mascots and enlisted popular local personalities as SVEEP icons to connect with voters more effectively.
Among the mascots introduced are 'Bakhar' in Lakhimpur, 'Ganabandhu' in Sonitpur, 'Jolou' in Jorhat, 'Chameli' in Golaghat, and 'Dwimlu' and 'Sikhiri' in Kokrajhar.
To reach out to younger voters, Jorhat district has enlisted popular Northeast vlogger Abhinav Borah, known by his social media handle 'LazyGuy', as a campaign face. In Lakhimpur, actor Rajiv Duwari has been designated as an SVEEP icon.
Rakesh Banik, regarded as the first international para-cyclist from the Northeast, will also promote voter awareness through various outreach programmes across districts, the statement said.
Expressing optimism about a higher turnout, CEO Anurag Goel appealed to all voters in the state to exercise their democratic right.
Polling for the 126-member assembly will be held on April 9, while the votes will be counted on May 4.
