Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress on Tuesday launched 'Let Congress Vaccinate', an online campaign to create awareness about the importance of vaccination against COVID-19 and to build pressure on the government to allow it to directly procure them as per their Rs 100 crore plan.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has warned of stringent action against private hospitals including cancelling the licence if they hold back bodies of those who succumb to coronavirus till the bills are cleared by the relatives.

Bengaluru: With the increase in COVID-19 cases in rural areas, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will interact with select gram panchayats reporting high caseload, via video conferencing on May 26, regarding containment measure.

Bengaluru: Forty labs have been fined Rs 20.20 lakh for delay in uploading the results of COVID-19 tests, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said on Monday.

Bengaluru: Former Indian Cricket Team Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday reacted to the viral video from Bengaluru of officials beating a young man forcing him to get tested for COVID-19.

Bengaluru: The number of COVID-19 recoveries continue to outnumber fresh infections in Karnataka, as the state on Monday reported 57,333 discharges and 25,311 new cases, the health department said.

Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported 446 mucormycosis or black fungus infections and 12 related fatalities so far, state's Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday.

Bengaluru: Experts in Karnataka will study whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination.