Tumakuru: 65-year old man dies of coronavirus, death toll in Karnataka climbs up to three
Tumkuru: A 65-year old man who was infected with the deadly COVID-19 in Tumkuru died on Friday morning, taking the total number of deaths due to the virus in the state to three.
Speaking to reporters about the patient, Tumkuru Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Rakesh Kumar said that the patient died at 10:45 am on Friday. He then added that the patient travelled to Delhi on March 5 and returned to Bengaluru on March 11. He returned to his native Shira on March 14th and was admitted to Hospital a few days back.
13 people who were in direct contact with the person have been kept under quarantine and 33 contacts are home quarantined, the DC added.
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Karnataka: Mobile Passport Seva van to operate in Kodagu from Apr 8 to 10
Bengaluru (PTI): A Mobile Passport Seva van will operate in Madikeri town of Kodagu district from April 8 to 10, offering on-the-spot passport services to applicants.
The van will operate at Gandhi Bhavana in Madikeri town under an initiative launched by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to take passport services to people in underserved areas by facilitating document verification and biometric data collection closer to their homes, the Regional Passport Office, Bengaluru, said in a statement.
Applicants may book appointments online at the Passport Seva portal under the normal scheme. After payment, they should select the 'mobile van' option while scheduling the appointment, it said.
