GM CEO was in contact with administration officials on Wednesday updating them on a decision to suspend production for the rest of the month.
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Section 144 imposed in Davangere as precaution against coronavirus spread
The note from the district administration says that fairs, processions, conventions, conferences, sports and religious events in the district will be prohibited till March 24.
Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) were imposed in Davangere district of Karnataka till March 24 as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus. "The fairs, processions, conventions, conferences, sports and religious events set to take place in Davangere district over the next week from 18 to 24 March are prohibited. We have deemed it necessary to stop the gathering of people in large numbers (sic)," a note from the Davangere district administration stated. Orders under section 144 restrict more than five people from gathering in public. They are issued by the district magistrate in urgent cases of apprehended danger This is the first district in Karnataka to impose prohibitory orders in the wake of the spread of the coronavirus in the state. As of Wednesday, 14 people have tested positive for the virus including 11 in Bengaluru and three in Kalaburagi districts. No cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Davangere district which is located in central Karnataka. The lone death in Karnataka linked to the virus was reported in Kalaburagi when a 76-year-old man died on March 10. On March 13, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa ordered a partial shutdown in the state. Malls, theatres and pubs (with CL-4 licenses) were closed with immediate effect for a week. The partial shutdown was extended in the state till March 31 on Wednesday. In addition, the Karnataka government prohibited mass gatherings across the state. All schools and colleges in the state will also remain shut at least till March 31. Attendances at weddings were also directed to be capped at 100 people.
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Trump dispatching Navy hospital ship to New York Harbor
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said deploying the hospital ships could "take the pressure off of civilian hospitals when it comes to trauma cases to open up civilian hospital rooms for infectious diseases."
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Hospitals in Karnataka to only cater to emergency cases for next 2 weeks
Those requiring outpatient care or an elective procedure have been asked to refrain from going to the hospital in an effort to prevent overcrowding.
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In an effort to prevent overcrowding at hospital facilities in view of the coronavirus pandemic, officials from the Karnataka government have announced that hospitals will only be tending to extremely sick individuals and that those with mild illnesses or elective procedures should refrain from visiting hospitals. “In pursuant to the existing COVID-19 situation, it is hereby informed that only sick and patients requiring emergency care may visit the hospitals for treatment at Medical College Hospitals/District hospitals/Super specialty hospitals and Autonomous Institutions. All other patients with mild illness which requires outpatient care/ follow up care/ elective cases including dental patients should not visit the hospitals for the next two weeks or till further orders to prevent crowding and the spread of COVID-19. Private hospitals are hereby instructed to take similar steps to prevent crowding and halt the spread of COVID-19,” reads an order signed by Additional Chief Secretary of Health Jawaid Akhtar. The coronavirus disease has resulted in thousands being infected across the world and over 8200 deaths. There have been 14 confirmed cases in Karnataka, 11 of which were reported from Bengaluru. Officials in the state have been on high alert and have been working to contain further spread of the disease. On Wednesday, state Minister for Medical Education, Dr Sudhakar, announced that all international passengers arriving from outside the country will be placed under home isolation for a period of 15 days. This is a significant change from the earlier policy wherein passengers arriving only from a list of specified countries were being screened at the airport, and subsequently shifted to an isolation facility if they were found to be exhibiting symptoms of the disease. Individuals will be quarantined in hospitals, hotels and resorts close to the airport. Officials have been taking strict protocols to curb the spread of the virus. In addition to the measures above, the Karnataka Dental Council had also urged dental surgeons to not provide services in view of the pandemic. The Union Health Ministry also made it mandatory for private hospitals to inform authorities of any suspected cases of coronavirus disease – in patients as well as healthcare workers employed there.
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Coronavirus: Karnataka government to track the phones of persons in quarantine
Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar informed legislators in the Assembly about the move.
The Karnataka government will begin tracking the phones of people who have been placed under quarantine both at home and at hospitals in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which has seen a steady rise in the number of cases in India. Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday told legislators in the Karnataka Assembly that the government made the decision to track the phones of those in quarantine as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “Even though we have said home quarantine is mandatory, there is a chance that people will step out. And in case people step out, we will be able to track them through their phone. We have the technology to do this,” Minister Sudhakar said. Speaking to TNM, an official with the Health Department said that the department is looking at various technologies that could be used to track phones of those under quarantine. In Taiwan, which has a population of 24 million, phones were tracked based on their sim cards and their network stations during the quarantine period, a move that proved successful in detecting patients who were deviating from their imposed quarantine period. “We don’t want to reveal more information about this as we don’t want people to circumvent the system. Also we don’t want people to run away from quarantine,” the official added. The Home Department is assisting in the phone tracking while the police department will not be involved. As of Wednesday, 14 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Karnataka with 11 of those cases being from Bengaluru. The first death in India was also reported from Karnataka after a man from Kalaburagi passed away and was later found to have been positive for COVID-19. His daughter has also tested positive for the coronavirus. Although India has placed visa restrictions and several states have shut down malls, theatres and educational institutions, there is concern that enough tests are not being done to contain the spread. There have also been instances when people placed in quarantine have escaped from the hospitals, flouting instructions. A man from Mangaluru fled the isolation facility at Wenlock District Hospital on March 9 against the advice of health officials in Dakshina Kannada and doctors at the hospital. He was later traced by health officials in the district and his samples were tested for COVID-19
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Fact check: No one is spraying COVID-19 medicine in the air, Bengaluru!
BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar however said it’s best to stay indoors as a precaution nonetheless.
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A viral WhatsApp message is sending the smartphone owning population of Bengaluru into a tizzy. The message being shared in the form of a WhatsApp status, as well as forwards and in the form of a graphic, claims that everyone should stay indoors at night, as the government is spraying medicine over the city to 'kill the COVID-19'. The message in full, says, “Hello, Kindly request you not to come out of your house after 10 pm tonight till tomorrow 5 am. As BBMP will be spraying medicine in the air in order to kill the COVID-19!! Share this information to all your friends, relatives and family members who are residing in Bangalore. Thank you! From BBMP.” The above message is false. The BBMP has not put out any such notice to the press. The Karnataka Health department has also not mentioned any such unprecedented measures, like spraying the city with any medicine to prevent COVID-19, in either of the two press briefings that are being held every day regarding the government’s measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. Someone pls do something about family chat groups in India! #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/YY0pRuzjmr — Shilpa Kannan(@shilpakannan) March 18, 2020 Besides, there is currently no medicine that has been proven to prevent or cure the infectious novel coronavirus. BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar also refuted the forward. Speaking to TNM, the Commissioner said, “I have seen this forward, and it is fake news. Some Bengalureans are sending this message to each other and creating panic.” Dear Sir, Kindly do not believe in any rumor until it is issued from the authentic officials as circular. Ref Docket: CMP01764 Regards, Santhosh PS#Janasnehi — ಜನಸ್ನೇಹಿ-ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ/ Janasnehi-Karnataka (@Karnataka_DIPR) March 18, 2020 He also said that the government advice has been to stay indoors. “The government has told everyone to stay inside and stay safe. It is not advisable to go outside. Especially Bengaluru’s IT sector workers, we want all of them to stay indoors behind locked doors and not come outside and risk infecting the rest of the city. Everyone should work from home as far as possible,” he added. The Karnataka Chief Minister announced on Wednesday that the state would continue to on lock down until March 31. Read: Karnataka extends shutdown to March 31: Malls, theatres, colleges to remain shut
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Bengaluru records 3 COVID-19 cases in one day
While two patients arrived from the US, another had a travel history from Spain.
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Another person tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the pandemic, in Bengaluru. This takes Karnataka’s total number of cases to 14, while Bengaluru has recorded its 11th COVID-19 case. The 35-year-old man arrived in Bengaluru from the US on March 10. According to health officials, he was quarantined at home. However, when he showed symptoms on March 16, he was admitted in hospital the same day and placed in isolation. “We are tracing his contacts,” said Minister of Medical Education Sudhakar. Besides him, two other persons tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. One patient is a 25-year-old man, a resident of Bengaluru, who returned from Madrid in Spain on March 13. He has been admitted to a designated isolation hospital while seven of his primary contacts have been traced and are under strict home quarantine, reads a bulletin from the health department. Another patient is a 56-year-old woman, who returned from US to Bengaluru on March 6. Her test samples also returned positive on Monday and she has been admitted to an isolation ward in hospital. The health department said 50 primary contacts have been identified and are under strict home quarantine. The Karnataka government said 1068 persons have been tested in the state so far, with 150 COVID-19 tests being done on Wednesday alone. So far, those tested positive in Bengaluru include the techie from Dell, his wife and daughter, two other techies from MindTree and Google respectively, a co-passenger of the MindTree techie in the British Airways flight from London to Bengaluru, a 67-year-old woman who returned from Dubai, a 20-year-old student who returned from the United Kingdom, a 56-year-old man who returned from Dubai and a 25-year-old woman. A 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi died on March 10 and was later tested positive for coronavirus on March 12. His daughter and a doctor who treated him were subsequently tested positive. The state government on Wednesday also extended the partial lock down of the state to March 31. Last week, the Chief Minister had announced that theatres, malls, gyms, night clubs, and political gatherings would be barred in view of the coronavirus outbreak. The government will also quarantine all international passengers coming into Karnataka at hospitals, hotels and resorts. Minister Sudhakar said that these passengers would be taken to quarantine facilities close to the airport and lodged there for 15 days. Read: Karnataka extends shutdown to March 31: Malls, theatres, colleges to remain shut Also read: Supermarkets, vegetable markets will remain open in Chennai: Commissioner confirms
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