Lack of reporting requirements leaves major holes in key coronavirus data.
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Health secretary pushes cruise ship shutdown amid coronavirus crisis
Officials have debated whether to effectively ban such travel for the duration of the outbreak.
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Monday, March 9, 2020
Jyotiraditya Scindia to join BJP? Massive speculation as 17 MLAs reach Bengaluru
This development also comes amid speculation that Jyotiraditya Scindia is planning to leave the Congress and join the BJP and take some of the MLAs with him.
The Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh found itself in crisis after 17 of its MLAs, who are believed to be supporters of Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, were flown to Karnataka. Several legislators, including ministers from the state, arrived in Bengaluru on Monday amid reports of infighting in the party's state unit and allegations of poaching against the BJP. The MLAs landed in the city earlier in the day by chartered flights and are staying across three locations in the city, a source said. The chartered flight left from Delhi at 8 am and reached Bengaluru around 10:40 am. This development also comes amid speculation that Jyotiraditya Scindia is planning to leave the Congress and join the BJP and take some of the MLAs with him. Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and at least 17 MLAs, believed to be supporting him, had suddenly become 'incommunicado' on Monday ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Apart from the two close Scindia associates, the others included Rajyawardhan Singh, Pradhuman Singh Tomar, Giriraj, Raksha Sinoriya, Jaswant Jatav, Suresh Dhakad, Jajpal Singh and Brijendra Yadav. The Kamal Nath faction of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh has been in a power tussle with a many MLAs supporting the young leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was once a close aide of the Gandhis. The Congress has alleged that the BJP is trying to poach its MLAs to topple the Kamal Nath-led government. Earlier on March 4, amid allegations of poaching against BJP, around three to four legislators from Madhya Pradesh had landed in the city and were put up in a private place. One of them was said to be an independent MLA. The BJP in Madhya Pradesh has maintained that the party had nothing to do with the developments. Kamal Nath has asserted there was no threat to his government, which came to power in December 2018 by ousting the BJP. Last week, 10 MLAs had gone 'missing' but eight of them have returned to the state, the latest being Congress' Bisahu Lal Singh, who met Kamal Nath in Bhopal on Sunday, after returning from Bengaluru. Two MLAs, Raghuraj Singh Kansana and Hardeep Singh Dang, have still not been traced. Dang had sent his resignation to the Speaker and Kamal Nath. Meanwhile, three rebel BJP MLAs met Chief Minister Kamal Nath late on Thursday as two of them have openly revolted but the third one, Sanjay Tripathi, has said he is not leaving the BJP.
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Coronavirus: Indefinite holiday declared for Bengaluru schools from classes I to V
On Sunday night, the government had declared holiday for nursery classes.
The Karnataka government has declared indefinite holday for all schools in Bengaluru- rural and urban- till further notice. This was announced by Medical Education Minister Sudhakar at a press meet today. The announcement comes in the wake of Bengaluru's first coronavirus case. A techie, in his 40s, who had returned from Austin has tested positive. On Sunday night, the government had declared holiday for nursery classes. The indefinite shutdown came in light of positive cases being detected in nearby states. The decision was taken on the advice of Karnataka Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey. "Today we already declared holiday for LKG and pre KG. We are also inclined to announce that from tomorrow to declare a holiday for schools for students till class 5," the minister said. "Further to the advice received from the health commissioner, holidays have been declared for KJG/UKG classes in Bengaluru North, South & Rural Districts,” tweeted minister for primary and secondary school education S Suresh Kumar. All primary classes in BBMP , Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural dist. to be suspended and holidays for those children till further orders.(as decided in the meeting chaired by Chief Secretary) — S.Suresh Kumar, Minister - Govt of Karnataka (@nimmasuresh) March 9, 2020
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First case of coronavirus in Bengaluru, techie who came from Austin tests positive
This has taken the total number of cases in India to 44.
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Karnataka state health officials have confirmed the first positive case of coronavirus disease in the state in a software engineer who returned from America recently. The man in his 40s, who hails from Karnataka, returned to Bengaluru from the USA via Dubai on March 1. He came to India from Austin, Texas. The man had gone to his workplace for 2 days before he was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of possible coronavirus disease. He was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bengaluru on March 8 where he was placed in isolation and his samples were sent to be tested at the National Institute if Virology in the city. On Monday morning, the man’s lab results returned positive for the virus. Following this, his wife and two children have also been placed under home quarantine for the mandatory period of 28 days. His colleague, who travelled with the patient, and worked with him, has also been quarantined. Speaking to the media on Monday evening, Dr Sudhakar, Minister of Medical Education, also added that three teams have been formed to conduct contact tracing: one for tracing at the man’s home, another to undertake contact tracing at his workplace and another who is working on the man’s travel history. Meanwhile, the school in Whitefield where the child studied has closed indefinitely. According to the Karnataka government, 982 people were identified for observation in the state of which 266 people have completed 28 days of observation. A total of 432 samples have been sent for testing of which 364 samples have tested negative. The government is waiting for 68 more results. Till date 91,911 passengers have been screened in Karnataka. The details of points of entry are as follows. 1. KIA Airport Bengaluru -61,585 passengers cumulative (4155 Screened yesterday) 2. Mangalore International airport-25,003 passengers cumulative. (623 Screened yesterday) 3. Also, 5,323 passengers have been screened at Mangalore and Karwar sea port.
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Seven cholera cases reported in Bengaluru: Here’s how to keep yourself safe
A total of 80 gastroenteritis cases have been confirmed in the city since March 1, with 7 people having contracted cholera till date.
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Even as Karnataka state officials remain vigilant to tackle any potential spread of the coronavirus, another public health issue has reared its head in Bengaluru. A total of 80 gastroenteritis cases have been confirmed in the city since March 1, with 17 people having contracted cholera. This has led to speculations that this may cause an outbreak of the disease. Here is what you need to know about cholera and what you can do to keep yourself safe. Gastroenteritis is a common ailment that refers to an inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It also encompasses what is more colloquially called ‘food poisoning’. While gastroenteritis is a symptom of an infection, cholera is the cause of an infection. On the other hand, cholera is a disease caused by a bacteria called Vibrio cholerae, which can cause gastroenteritis. Infected individuals suffer from acute diarrhoea, which can cause severe dehydration within a matter of hours. In addition to loose stools, fever, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain can also be present. The disease can occur as an endemic in areas prone to the disease or can occur as a sudden epidemic. Food and water contamination has been found to be the manner in which the infection spreads. Now that there are 17 confirmed cases and several others awaiting test results, what can you do to make sure that you and your loved ones stay safe? “Most stomach bugs spread via contaminated food or water, this includes cholera bacteria. It causes an upset stomach and loose stools, vomiting, nausea and possibly fever,” Dr BG Prakash, nodal officer of National Vector Borne Borne Disease Control Programme, told TNM. Officials urge people to wash their hands frequently, especially before eating and after using the restroom. Those who live in endemic areas should boil water prior to drinking it or using it for cooking. A cholera vaccine is available, and doctors recommend that younger children who are prone to developing infections should take it as a precaution. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cholera endemic countries are the ones which see sporadic cases or even seasonal cases, where there is no evidence of the disease arriving from outside the specific region. On the other hand, an outbreak of cholera can occur in endemic countries or in those countries where cholera is not usually seen. With cases of #Cholera and gastrointestinal infections being reported from various parts of #Bengaluru, #BBMP is taking all steps possible including testing of the water samples of affected areas and spreading door to door awareness. (1/2)@BBMPCOMM @CMofKarnataka @DHFWKA pic.twitter.com/zYUHN6Ib1M — M Goutham Kumar (@BBMP_MAYOR) March 9, 2020
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Karnataka's first child budget: What it entails
A Child Budget is a term used for the budget designed for public expenditure on children.
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A first of its kind 'Child Budget' was presented during the budget presentation by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on March 5. A Child Budget is a term used for the budget designed for public expenditure on children. Yediyurappa revealed that policies and programmes for the development of children below 18 years of age for the fiscal year 2020-21 will be included in the Child Budget. "279 programmes involving Rs 36,340 crore are proposed in the budget for the year 2020-21, comprising of 15.28% of the total volume of the budget. This budget highlights the commitment of our Government towards all round development of children in the state," Yediyurappa said while presenting the budget. The budget includes child-centric programmes across a variety of departments including in Health and Family Welfare, Education, Social Welfare and Women and Child Development. The child budget outlines a scheme to meet medical expenses of malnourished children - Balasanjivini. Under the scheme, Rs 2,000 is given to severely malnourished children belonging to below poverty line (BPL) for medical expenses and dietary needs. In 2019, Rs 56 lakh was spent on implementation of the scheme. For the fiscal year 2020-21, Rs 200 lakh was sanctioned. The budget also details allocation of funds for the construction, upgradation and maintenance of anganwadis. In all, Rs 9,500 lakh were sanctioned for the works related to anganwadis. Rs 2,134 lakh were granted towards fast track special courts for disposal of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In addition, a stipend of Rs 5,000 per month was announced for those who are discharged from balamandiras or orphanages at the age of 21. The allocations come 13 years after Yediyurappa had earlier presented the first gender budget in the state in the fiscal year 2007-08.
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