Kalaburgi

Bengaluru

coronavirus

Regret to confirm two more cases of COVID-19 in Karnataka. Two persons, one in Kalburgi and another in Bengaluru te… https://t.co/cM3x0xBD4V — Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) 1584379569000

COVID-19

Karnataka government has confirmed two more people (one inand another in)who are tested positive foron late Monday night. And earlier in the day, authorities confirmed one case in Kalaburagi (daughter of the deceased, taking the number of confirmed cases to 10 in Karnataka, including the death of a person in Kalaburagi.The patient who tested positive on Monday is a 32-year-old man from the city and is a techie. Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar K, said, “The techie returned from the US via London on March 8 on the same flight as the fourth patient who tested positive. He was put in home isolation and has now been admitted to an isolation facility. Two primary contacts— his wife and house maid— have been identified. All the preventive measures and contact tracing have been initiated. More details will be announced shortly.”* A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary – Government of Karnataka with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) regardingsituation and preparedness. All the relevant departments participated in it.* Mental health counselling is being carried out for all the positive confirmed COVID-19 cases and passengers who are on home quarantine. Till Sunday, 537 such sessions were held.* A COVID-19 control room by the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Government of Karnataka is being established at Vikasa Soudha. An IPS officer on probation will be overall in-charge with DD e-Health and technical people being deputed. It will run 24/7, receive information across Karnataka and disseminate guidance and decisions taken at the state-level.* A meeting was held on Monday under the chairmanship of the commissioner of health with private hospitals regarding the preparedness of isolation facilities and support to the government in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak