Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday assured the people of the state to not panic amidst the Corona Virus scare and added that the state government was taking all the necessary precautionary measures in ensuring that the virus doesn’t enter the state.
He added that the people of the state should not panic about the spread of the virus as the state was closely monitoring the situation and was prepared to fight the virus. He also added that his government was committed to keep the virus from entering the state.
The state is facing the Corona Virus scare after a techie working in Bengaluru was found affected by the virus in Hyderabad after he travelled to Secundarabad from Bengaluru.
The state government has since been pro-active and has been trying to calm people urging them not to panic as it believes the situation was under check.
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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 16.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal, on Tuesday as the city is expected to see partly cloudy sky, with daytime temperatures set to cross 30 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
Minimum temperatures across other stations showed slight departures from normal levels. Palam recorded 17.4 degrees Celsius, 0.5 notch above normal, while Lodi Road logged 16.1 degrees Celsius, also one notch above normal.
At the Ridge station, the minimum temperature stood at 17.1 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, whereas Ayanagar recorded 16.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal.
The maximum temperature likely to settle around 31 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Rainfall activity was negligible, with only trace amounts recorded at Safdarjung and Lodi Road, while Palam received 0.4 mm rainfall. Ridge recorded 2.0 mm and Ayanagar 0.8 mm in the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am.
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "moderate" category with an AQI of 168, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
