Karnataka Covid wrap: Active caseload exceeds 5 lakh, 328 extra deaths linked to pandemic

The Karnataka Department of Health and Family Welfare providers Thursday linked 328 extra deaths in the previous few days to Covid-19 because the toll rose to 17,212 since March 10 final yr. The every day take a look at positivity charge was noticed to be at 29.83 per cent from throughout the state within the final 24 hours.
As many as 139 extra fatalities had been recorded in Bengaluru Urban alone, Ballari reported 26, Mysuru 18, Shivamogga 16, 14 every from Tumakuru and Kalaburagi 12 from Kodagu. Other districts that reported deaths had been Bagalkote (7), Belagavi (1), Bengaluru Rural (8), Bidar (4), Chamarajanagar (5), Chikkaballapura (3), Dakshina Kannada (5), Davangere (3), Dharwad (6), Gadag (2), Hassan (9), Haveri (3), Mandya (2),Raichur (9), Udupi (5), Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura (6 every), and Yadgir (2).

#Karnataka stories 49,058 new #Covid19 infections as Health Dept hyperlinks 328 extra deaths in the previous few days to the pandemic.
Test positivity charge: 29.83%Discharges: 18,943
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Meanwhile, 18,943 folks recovered from the an infection on Sunday as one other 21,425 folks had been inoculated.
Govt approves new Covid-19 pvt hospital bundle charges for govt-referred sufferers
The Karnataka authorities Thursday accepted revised bundle charges to be charged by the non-public hospitals admitting Covid-19 sufferers based mostly on referrals made by public well being authorities.
As per an order issued by Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar, a affected person getting handled in a normal ward may be charged Rs 5,200 per day, whereas the identical for a mattress with HDU (high-dependency unit) is fastened at Rs 8,000 every day. The fees for an isolation ICU are fastened at Rs 9,750 per day with out ventilator and Rs 11,500 every day with ventilator.
Karnataka govt appoints nodal authority to difficulty import responsibility exemption for reduction supplies
The Karnataka authorities Thursday issued an order appointing a nodal authority to difficulty authorisation certificates for exemption from import responsibility for reduction materials pertaining to COVID-19 containment and administration. The authority contains RDPR secretary Uma Mahadevan and Rural Development Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis.
According to an official assertion, the Union authorities has given exemption from customs responsibility for importing freed from price important reduction materials pertaining to COVID-19 containment and administration from overseas nations. “Those who are interested to import essential relief material free of cost for COVID-19 have to obtain authorisation certificate for exemption from customs duty for such goods,” the order learn.
Officials added that functions could also be submitted in prescribed format to importnodal.kar@gmail.com through e-mail.
Shocked by Centre’s determination to strategy SC in allocating oxygen to Karnataka: Siddaramaiah
Congress legislative social gathering chief Siddaramaiah mentioned that he was “shocked” to know that the BJP-led central govt had approached the Supreme Court in opposition to Karnataka High Court’s route to allocate 1200 MT of liquid oxygen to Karnataka.
Siddaramaiah puzzled: “Will CM Yediyurappa and BJP’s Karnataka leadership ever fight against this decision? Karnataka needs more than 1600-1700 MT of oxygen but Central government has allocated just 675 MT of oxygen which is less than 60 per cent of the demand.”
He added, “Is PM Modi blind to Karnataka’s need?” Further criticising the elected Lok Sabha MPs from the state, he famous, “Karnataka has elected 25 BJP MPs to the Lok Sabha. Where are they hiding? Have they lost their spine to stand up against Modi? They are unfit to represent Karnataka and a blot to mankind.”
Bengaluru college units up 120-bed oxygen facility on campus
In a bid to beat the scarcity of medical oxygen for Covid-19 sufferers within the Karnataka capital, Canadian International School Bangalore (CISB) Thursday introduced that it’ll covert the college’s boarding block right into a 120-bed oxygen middle. The facility is predicted to cater to sufferers who usually are not in want of essential medical care however are in dire want of oxygen.
According to CISB authorities, the ability can be operated in affiliation with the Entrepreneur’s Organisation (EO) Bengaluru chapter. EO is a community of over 14,000 like-minded entrepreneurs in additional than 60 nations.
CISB officers added that the college intends to equip round 50 beds within the “shortest possible time” to satisfy the present demand within the preliminary part of the challenge. “In the second phase, the plan is to support the costs needed to scale up this infrastructure to 120 beds. The cost of each oxygen bed with consumables would be around Rs 1 lakh and the EO therefore plans to mobilize Rs 1 crore for the oxygen beds at CISB,” an announcement learn.
It added that the college and EO had been working with varied organizations to supply five-litre oxygen concentrators for every mattress.
Karnataka to make use of providers of 1 lakh medical, nursing college students to fight Covid second wave
In a bid to handle the scarcity of medical professionals within the state to fight the continued second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Karnataka authorities has determined to rope in practically a lakh college students pursuing medical, paramedical, and nursing programs within the state for Covid duties.
According to Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwathnarayan, who additionally heads the ministerial taskforce, the scholars will even be supplied with incentives for his or her service.
“As many as 17,797 medical students including interns, PG, final year students will be deployed in Covid duties across the state as part of their final postings. While the nursing department has 45,470 students, services of students pursuing dental (2,538), Ayush (9,654), and pharmacy (9,936) courses will also be sought. We nearly have 40,000 students in related streams as well,” he highlighted.
Covid bed-blocking rip-off: AAP calls for arrest of BJP MLA
A few days after BJP leaders in Bengaluru alleged “widespread corruption” in allocating Covid beds within the metropolis, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed a police criticism demanding the arrest of Bommanahalli BJP MLA Satish Reddy.
Further, the social gathering urged Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant to arrest folks, together with leaders from the ruling social gathering, if their hyperlinks had been discovered within the alleged rip-off. “We demand an immediate arrest of persons involved including Bommanahalli MLA Satish Reddy whose involvement has been exposed by BBMP officials, media and other sources. I have filed a complaint in Bommanahalli Police Station,” AAP Karnataka Convenor Prithvi Reddy wrote.
He defined, “It has been widely reported in the press and social media that the kingpin of this scam is MLA from Bommanahalli, Mr Satish Reddy. I have attached a copy of Vijay Karnataka (local Kannada daily) with this complaint which details out the scam of Satish Reddy and his followers who have been blocking beds. It has been reported that over the last 4 days, such bed-blocking has resulted in the death of 17 people.”