Bengaluru, Jul 10: Alarmed by the surging COVID-19 cases across the state, especially in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday urged the state capital’s residents not to visit their villages to prevent the infection’s spread.
“I urge the people of Bengaluru not to travel to their villages and prevent the infection from spreading in rural areas,” Yediurappa told reporters.
Admitting that the battle against the virus would be long, he said that the fight against COVID-19 could be won only through persistent efforts and with people’s cooperation with the frontline ‘warriors’.
“Combating the pandemic through preventive measures, providing treatment to the infected and saving lives are our priority,” he said.
With a record 2,228 positive cases on Thursday, the southern state’s COVID-19 tally shot up to 31,105, including 17,782 active cases, while 457 people have died of the infection till date, 17 just in the last 24 hours.
Of the new cases in the state, Bengaluru accounted for 1,373, taking its tally to 13,882, including 10,870 active, while 177 have succumbed to the virus since March 9.
No deaths were, however, reported in the city on Thursday.
Of the 457 patients in intensive care units (ICU) across the state, 292 are in Bengaluru hospitals.
Since unlock began on June 1, COVID-19 cases shot up to 15,242 on June 30 from 3,221 on May 31 and to 31,105 in 9 days since July 1.
Similarly, in Bengaluru, positive cases shot up to 4,555 on June 30 from 358 on May 31 and rose to 13,882 in 9 days since July 1.
The Chief Minister also appealed to all legislators of the ruling and opposition parties to give priority to contain the disease in their Assembly segments.
“Visit the COVID-19 designated hospitals and inspect if the required facilities are in place and bring any shortcomings to our notice,” the CM said
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True mr. hari. well said.
Hari says,
HDK working as bank lobby. By allow to write exams in local languages, attracts more people. For one bank exam, bank people charging minimum 500 to 600 as fee. Vacancy will be around 1 to 50. But the aspirant will be more than thousands. Bank people getting huge amount of revenew only by one bank exam... Bank people looting us and HDK working as bank lobby
HDK working as bank lobby. By allow to write exams in local languages, attracts more people. For one bank exam, bank people charging minimum 500 to 600 as fee. Vacancy will be around 1 to 50. But the aspirant will be more than thousands. Bank people getting huge amount of revenew only by one bank exam... Bank people looting us and HDK working as bank lobby
HDK wants to make young people less competative. In KN many foreign students studying. Our people should compete with them. But this will make people lazy
Aspirants minimum eligibility for most of the posts is degree or master degree. So they are capable of writing in English
Kumaraswamy wanted to make people fools.
For understanding questions, can give questions in own language but should not allow to write in local languages.
Rubbish. By giving allowing to write in own language makes people more lazy and less competative..
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