Mangaluru, May 15: Mohammed Kana, son of late Ismail Kana and grandson of late Dr M S Bapanad Mulki passed away in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia due to heart attack on Thursday. He was 57.
Hailing from Mangaluru, Mohammed Kana was working in Saudi Arabia for past 30 years. He is survived by his wife, son and a daughter.
He was involved in various social and welfare activities in India and Saudi Arabia. His tragic demise has left huge vacuum in his family and community at large.
Bengaluru, Mar 7: As a precautionary measure to control the spread of coronavirus in Karnataka, the state government has planned to suspend biometric attendance for the time-being at its offices, also in corporate and IT companies, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Saturday.
He said the government has taken all precautionary measures to control the spread of the virus in the state.
"Our Additional Chief Secretary has already spoken to IT companies yesterday on behalf of the government regarding guidelines that need to be followed, it is part of it...we will do it in the government also in the days to come," Sudhakar told reporters here.
He was responding to a question about suspending biometric attendance at offices in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Asked about suspending biometric attendanceat government offices, he said, "we have planned to do it yesterday."
Sudhakar said so far in Karnataka not even one case has been identified, to that extent we have been taking precautionary measures effectively.
He said from villages to state capital Bengaluru at all levels the health department officials have been activated as part of the precautionary measures.
Also, committees headed by Deputy Commissioners have been formed in all district, he added.
"We have given certain guidelines to people. We have also included private hospitals. We have taken all precautionary measures to stop the virus from entering the state," he added.
In response to a question regarding masks, the Minister clarified that those who have the symptoms of the disease only should use them.
He said, "N95 masks are required only for those who have tested positive, there is not even a single positive case in the state so far...surgical masks that will have three layers can be used by those who have symptoms like cough, cold, fever."
In the state as a precautionary measure 2,500 beds have been kept ready if the situation arises, despite not having a single case.
Bengaluru, Feb 20: The poultry industry is facing losses amid rumours of the discovery of a chicken infected with coronavirus in Bengaluru.
DK Kantharaju, president, Karnataka Cooperative Poultry Federation said, "Karnataka is facing losses of Rs 60 to 65 crores. The consumption percentage has also decreased by 30-35 per cent".
Atiq, a meat seller, said, "Because of coronavirus people are scared. But I want to say that chicken is safe to consume here. All this fear is caused due to fake news on social media."
Another person Abdul Hafeez said, "Chicken and coronavirus are not related. People are scared because of what is being spread on social media. The business has definitely gone down due to fear of coronavirus."
Bengaluru, Aug 8: Karnataka government on Friday issued revised guidelines for international returnees.
According to the guidelines, all the travelers shall submit self-declaration form on the Yatri Karnataka online portal at least 72 hours before the scheduled date of travel.
"All travelers shall submit Self-declaration forrn on the Yatri Karnataka online portal (http://www,covidwar.karnataka.gov.in or http://parihara.kaarnateka.gov.in/service38/) least 72 hours before the scheduled date of travel," it read.
It said that Before Boarding Do's and Don, about COV1D-19 quarantine, testing, etc. shall be provided along with ticket to the travellers by the travel agencies concerned.
All passengers shall download Arogya Setu app, Quarantine watch app end Apthamitra App on their mobile devices, (https://covid-19.karnataka.gov.in/new-page/softwares/en).
At the time of boarding the flight/ ship, only asymptomatic travellers shall be allowed in board after thermal screening.
"Deboarding should be done by ensuring physical distancing of two meters.
Self-declaration form shall be obtained from each passenger in duplicate," the guidelines read.
Karnataka has 75,076 active cases of the virus with 80,281 recovered and 2,897 deaths so far.
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