Bengaluru, Jul 9: Alarmed over surging COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government has decided to divide this tech city into containment zones to curb the spread of the pandemic, a state minister said on Thursday.
"The city will be divided into red, orange and yellow zones in commensurate with the number of Covid cases in them for containing the virus spread on war footing," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy told reporters here.
Cabinet ministers representing assembly segments in the city will be in-charge of the zones to ensure the cases are curbed with strict enforcement of lockdown guidelines, especially wearing mask and maintaining social distancing by the people in the confinement areas.
"Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has convened a meeting of ministers, MLAs, MPs and corporators of all the 198 civic wards across the city on Friday to discuss and draw an action plan to contain the pandemic," said Madhuswamy.
With 1,148 positive cases, the city''s Covid tally rose to 12,509 and active to 10,103, while 2,228 were discharged, including 418 on Wednesday, while 177 succumbed to the infection since March 9, with 23 in the last 24 hours.
"The Chief Minister ordered deploying more ambulances in the containment areas where cases have been spiking daily to rush Covid patients to the nearest hospital for immediate treatment," said Madhuswamy.
The city civic corporation -- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) --has increased the containment zones to 3,181 due to more cases spiking, with southern and western suburbs accounting for most infections.
"The containment zones are concentrated more in the city''s southern and western suburbs. Active cases doubled over the last 8 days and shot up to a whopping 12,509 from 4,555 on June 30," an official said.
Refuting graft charges by opposition Congress leader Siddaramaiah in the purchase of medical equipment for treatment of Covid patients, Madhuswamy said the state government had not spent more than Rs 600 crore so far.
"We are running a government. Not a private office. We will give account. He (Siddaramaiah) is welcome to check the accounts and verify the documents," asserted the minister.
In a related development, the cabinet also approved an ordinance to increase the state contingency fund to Rs 500 crore from Rs 80 crore for the Covid-19 induced economic relief measures announced by the chief minister in June.
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today TRUMP ..tomorrow SUNNY LEION ...no doubt about that
and interested thing is TRUMP married thrice ... can cheddis ?
TRUMP likes to eat COW MATA and PIG BABA ... do they like?
one more interested thing is his grand father FREDRICK TRUMP was barber and owner of hotels and BROTHELS ....
Trump likes to have BEEF with cake, they forgot to bring it in the Party, Sena he is a BEEF (MATA) eater. Careful buddies!!!
This clearly shows that chaddis are anti nationals.
Because they are celebrating the birthday of one person who always hate Indians and scolded Indians many times.
Don't be surprised if these chaddis forget RAM Mandir and start demanding Trump Mandir...
How sad......what more can be expected from worshippers of Godse
This is what happens when some people remain illeterate. please my dear friends send your children to school, educate them, highly qualified to atleast understand what is right and wrong, so we will not see such kind of stupid brithday celebration in our future generations.
Good news....
Childrens be prepared for one more National Holiday (TRUMP JAYANTHI) in india.
Shameless Creatures....
Muslims are so powerful....chuddies (Trump) are scared......
he will ask \who r u ? touble mongers?"
Wonderful celebration by the RSS/ SEENA Mongers, these Buffoons thinking what??? Once Master Donald elected then he will teach Goonda Sennas A good lessons because he is Americians, these Cruel Baboon's not yet understand these American's, Puppet of Arabs, they will not believe you Poor Nasty's, they need money they are behind of money my dear Sena Criminals, spend poor people money for celebrating his Birthday totally waste and angry with your Neighbour friends made Dushman!!!!!! you criminals never and ever improve, feel like you Forgotten your died leader.
Jai Hoo Hindustan.
AFTER WINNING THE ELECTIONS TRUMP WILL CONVERT ALL CHADDIS INTO HIS MANGA JAATI.
Finaliy the RSS parivar proovd that hitler is the grand father and his belover is the father of the parivar.any how they not celebreated thire on father birthday so enjoy this tyip of stupid birthday,jai hoooooooooooooo
Now they forget to celeberate death anniversary of Late Takre.
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