Bengaluru, Jul 21: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said that everyone has to fight COVID-19 while maintaining a stable economy and lockdown is not the solution.
While briefing the media after a meeting with Health Minister B Sriramulu and officials here, CM Yediyurappa said, "There will be no lockdown from tomorrow, people need to get back to work, the economy is also very important. We have to fight COVID-19 while maintaining a stable economy. Lockdown is not the solution, now restrictions will be placed only in containment zones."
"People who came from Maharastra and Tamil Nadu added to the COVID-19 cases in Karnataka. Experts have suggested a 5T strategy - Trace, Track, Test, Treat and Technology. Our COVID warriors are working day and night to safeguard the people of the state, we have to maintain social distance, wear a mask while going out," he added.
CM Yediyurappa further said that more than 80 per cent COVID-19 cases in the state are asymptomatic.
"Five five per cent need ICU or ventilators, 11,230 beds are kept ready for the use of people including private hospitals, medical colleges. The real-time dashboard is ready to serve the people. Now onwards, test report will be given within 24 hours. SSLC exams were conducted successfully. More than 8 lakh students wrote exams in such a situation," he said.
Commenting upon the allegations of COVID-19 mismanagement labelled by opposition leaders, CM Yediyurappa said, "I request all the opposition leaders not to make unnecessary comments. I request Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar and others to suggest us valuably to fight corona together."
"We will give all the details which are required to D K Shivakumar, Siddaramaih, H D Kumaraswamy. Not even one-rupee corruption is done in COVID-19 management. We will give you all details. No official misused any funds, being opposition leaders, you have all rights to check documents, we will provide them," he added.
Taking to Twitter, Health Minister B Sriramulu said that the decision to raise the salary of 2,000 AYUSH doctors to Rs 45,000 was taken in the meeting.
"The decision to raise the salary of 2000 AYUSH doctors to Rs 45,000 was taken at a meeting chaired by our Hon. Chief Minister Shri @BSYBJP. Assurance has been given that the demand of private AYUSH doctors too will be reviewed and a decision regarding the same will be taken at the earliest. All doctors who were protesting for the same have withdrawn their resignations and reported to work," he tweeted.
Mangaluru, Mar 15: A 32-year-old lecturer accused of sexually harassing a girl student was found dead at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk on Monday night.
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Condolences. The content of the news is correct. However his age is not 32. He was above 40. I know him very well. He was suffering from some psychological illness.
Dear Kuswanth,Please dont call chaddi,now changed chaddi and brought new langa,
Really very Sad News, My Heartiest Condolences, may his soul rest in peace. we are loosing young educated, energetic, citizens one by one, Where are you BJP, Bajrangi, Chaddi criminals, you have your Moral Police where are you Goons???? you Buffoon Dodanna fingering to our Great Bhatta no good, he is servant to Innocents, you are correct about him, once Investigation only the real culprit Identifying, but lost was lost, try to keep peace in the region,
Where are you Sharan Goon? go there man do some thing, looks you might be in Mysore to start Looting this is the time you Criminal looters do!!!!!
Jai hoo Siddaramanna.
No doubt this is a pre-planned murder some one has paid lumsum amount superior to kill Harish. Police must arrest first that Bhatta chassis and carry our fair investigation. For money prahakara will do anything.
Jai Ho Karnataka
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