Bengaluru

In an order dated September 4, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the city civic body has said the decision to close the facility with a potential capacity of over 10,000 beds was taken at a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on the advise...

Shivakumar has appealed to his well wishers and party workers not to come near the hospital or his residence, as he would undergo treatment at the hospital for a few more days.

Bengaluru's early response was lauded by India's government as a model, for its use of health surveys combined with efforts to tap tech expertise and cutting-edge software to analyse the spread of the disease.

Indian men's hockey team coach Graham Reid has stated his side used the quarantine period at the SAI facility to learn about country's "extraordinary" Olympic history.

In the event of oxygen saturation level being greater than or equal to 94 per cent in a Covid patient, the guidelines suggest no oxygen therapy but monitoring of vitals while regular treatment protocol is continued.

According to a police officer, the M Tech student from Chhattisgarh had earlier sent text messages about his condition to some of his friends.

Yediyurappa along with Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai had called on the Governor to discuss a host of issues with him including drugs, crime and coronavirus cases in the state.

In November last year, Yediyurappa had sought votes from the Veerashaiva Lingayat community during an election campaign on behalf of minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.

Samples of Khuba's family members, including wife, three sons, maid and driver were also sent for testing and their results are due on Thursday.

TCS said net profit for the three months ended June 30 fell 13.8% year-on-year to 70.08 billion rupees ($934.94 million).

The cabinet today ratified the administrative approval given to carry out civil and electrical works to install medical gas pipeline with high flow oxygen system at district hospitals, taluk and community health centres.

The PA was among the 30 staff at BBMP head office who tested positive over the last couple of days, he said.

The Minister had earlier on Monday said his father was admitted to a hospital with complaints of fever and cough and had undergone COVID-19 test.

Up till now a seven-day institutional quarantine was prescribed for those returning from Maharashtra, while there was no mandatory institutional quarantine for asymptomatic people returning to Karnataka from other states.

As a huge garland of apples was put around the senior minister, hundreds gathered without any social distancing, many of whom were not even wearing masks.

The minister after landing at the airport took off in his private car and his assistant told reporters that Gowda had come with a negative Covid-19 test report and can do home quarantine.