Bengaluru has 31 fever clinics now: What this means for you

Coronavirus

Patients or their family members can know more about their nearest fever clinic by dialing 104 or 080-46848600 or 66692000, or call 9745694756.

Soumya Chatterjee

Since Sunday morning, Bengaluru’s civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started operating 31 fever clinics within Bengaluru city limits in a bid to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senior health department officials in Karnataka said that anybody who has fever can come to these centres and get tested. According to senior staff of the department, these fever clinics spread across all the 28 Assembly constituencies (full list with details including contact number of administrative officers below) will act as the first line of defence for containment of the disease.  Patients or their family members can know more about their nearest fever clinic by dialling 104 or 080-46848600 or 66692000 or call 9745694756. Dr Vijayendra, the Chief Health Officer of BBMP, said that if in the primary assessment doctors feel that a patient might have COVID-19, they will be sent to government run quarantine centres for further observation. If a patient is found to have the common flu, she will be sent back home.  Once kept in quarantine, the patient will be tested for the virus and will be sent to a designated hospital or back home depending on the result of the test. At any given time while the clinic is open, there will be one doctor, nursing staff and one cleaning and security staff present in each clinic. Dr Suresh, City Programme Management Officer, said, “For the whole of Bengaluru, a total of 137 patients came into the fever clinics on Sunday, We are expecting it to grow today. Every day till the crisis is over, all these clinics will be running from 9 am to 4.30 pm. At present we are recording temperature, checking respiratory rates, and assessing other symptoms. The doctor will assess if the patient can go home or needs further testing.” He added, “Even if they are asymptomatic, we are advising them to remain quarantined in their homes, and anyway there is a lockdown.” As of Monday morning, out of the 83 cases in Karnataka, Bengaluru has seen 41 cases. Out of the 41, five of them have returned home after recovery and one person has succumbed to their comorbidities. Similar flu corners will also be set up in district and other hospitals in the state in the coming time.

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Fever Cinic	Full address	ADMIN OFFICER	CONTACT
BANASHANKARI	27TH CROSS,17TH MAIN NEAR BNM COLLEGE, BSK 2ND STAGE	DR MUKHTA BAI	9480684154
KG HALLI	NO 4 IPP BUILDING, AMC ROAD, KG HALLI	DR DIVYAVATHI	9741010458
MR PALYA	BEHIND GANESH TEMPLE MR PALYA, JC NAGAR	DR SRIDEVI	9480683577
SULTAN PALYA	NEAR PUSHPANJALI THEATER, OPP LALBAHADUR SHASTRI COLLEGE, RT NAGAR	DR SUJATHA	9480684144
ULSOOR	ULSOOR REFERRAL HOSPITAL NEAR ULSOOR POLICE STATION	DR LATHA	9901507325
YESHWANTHAPURA TRANSIT CLINIC	YESHWANTHAPURA BMTC BUS STATION	DR MADHURA	813289656
MAJESTIC TRANSIT CLINIC	MAJESTIC BMTC BUS STATION	DR VISHWAS	9663946534
TASKER TOWN	BROADWAY DISPENSARY, SHIVAJUNAGAR	DR TEENA	7899971965
KODIHALLI	1ST CROSS BEHIND WARD OFFICE, OLD AIRPORT ROAD	DR SUNIL	9731830194
HEROHALLI	HEROHALLI UPHC	DR RAMESH N	9901231643
LAGGERE	LAGGERE UPHC	DR ASMA	9448694945

Fever Cinic	Full address	ADMIN OFFICER	CONTACT
GH YELAHANKA	GH YEHALANKA	DR ASMA	944869956
KODIGEHALLI	KODIGEHALLI UPHC	DR PREMANAND BR	9448792436
MALLASANDRA	MALLASANDRA UPHC	DR DAYANAND	9449683898
MARATAHALLI	MARATHALLI UPHC	DR SAVITHA	8660569642
BEGUR	BEGUR UPHC	DR SUNITHA REDDY	984413088
KONAKUNTE	KONANAKUNTE PHC, NEAR PLOCE STATION	DR RAVISHANKAR	9448343155
GH KR PURAM	GH KR PURAM PHC	DR CHANDRASEKHAR	9448332195
ANEKAL	ANEKAL GH UPHC	DR NALINI	9606507262
GORI PALYA RH UCHC	2ND CROSS SANGAM CIRCLE ORI PALYA RHUPHC	DR SHOBHA	9480683908
KODANDRAPURA	SIRUR PARK RD SESHADRIPURAM NEXT TO ESI HOSPITAL NEAR NATARAJ THEATER	DR SHAHEEN JAVEED	9886210326
MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT			8029558483

Fever Cinic	Full address	ADMIN OFFICER	CONTACT
MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT	AGB LAYOUT 2ND MAIN RD BALAGA CHAIRMAN CHINNAPA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	DR MALATHI	9480685533
NAGAPPA BLOCK DISPENSARY	NEAR GKW LAYOUT BUS STOP NEAR MASJID-E-MOHAMMEDIYA	DR PRADEEP	9980767810
NETHAJI CIRCLE MATHIKERE UPHC	BBMP BUILDING NETHAJI CIRCLE	DR SAVITHA	9886620365
SRI RAMPURA REFERRAL HOSPITAL	NEAR SRIRAMPURA POST OFFICE SEVA KENDRA BUILDING	DR FATHIMA	9480683788
JP NAGAR UPHC	12TH CROSS 35TH MAIN, JP NAGAR	DR GEETHA	90081933333
H SIDDAIAH ROAD RH UCHHC	2ND CROSS D MAWALLI BIHAND, JC ROAD	DR YOGANAND	9880435573
VIDYA PEETHA UPHC	12TH CORSS BACKSIDE OF HANUMANTHA NAGAR PS	DR GOUTHAM V	99644999007
ADUGODI DISP UPHC	#50 BHUBENESHWRI ROAD BAZAR STREET ADUGODI SIGNAL HOSUR ROAD	DR RAJESHWARI	99-02156278
WEST OF CHORD ROAD UPHC	9TH MAIN VIJAYANGAR DISPENSARY	DR NIRMALA	9986030169

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13-year-old son of Tumakuru man who died of COVID-19 tests positive

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The 65-year-old man who died had no travel history abroad. Sira town is now under complete lockdown.

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The 13-year-old son of a COVID-19 patient who died in Karnataka's Tumakuru district, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. The boy's father, 65-year-old Patient 60, had no foreign travel history, and had fallen sick after returning from Delhi. "Patient 60's son was admitted to the district hospital yesterday (Sunday). There were certain variations in his vitals and he has been shifted to Rajv Gandhi hospital (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases) in Bengaluru and is under isolation there," Tumakuru Deputy Commissioner Dr Rakesh Kumar told TNM.   Patient 60 had tested positive for Coronavirus infection after his death on March 27. The man had traveled to New Delhi, then came to Bengaluru via train and later boarded a bus to Tumakuru's Sira, where he lived. He had traveled to Tiptur in Tumakuru district on March 17 after his return from Delhi and had come into contact with 11 people there, who have been isolated.  The town of Sira, where the patient lived has been under complete lockdown. "Sira town has been under complete lockdown. There is no movement of vehicles and people cannot step outside their houses. Right now, we are providing food and medicines directly to everyone's houses," Dr Rakesh Kumar said.  Over 100 teams of doctors, ASHA workers, and healthcare workers have been formed. These teams are going door-to-door in Sira to find out if anyone has symptoms of COVID-19. "We are trying to quarantine or isolate people with symptoms. In Total, 30 people in the district have been quarantined. Home cooked meals are being delivered to people from low-income backgrounds from Indira Canteens. Ration is also being home delivered to those who call the helpline," he said.  So far, 84 people have been tested positive in Karnataka. Five of them have recovered and three persons have died.     

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7 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka, takes total to 83

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A government bulletin stated that there are currently 75 COVID-19 positive patients in isolation at designated hospitals, who are stable.

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Seven new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Karnataka taking the total number of infections to 83, the state Health Department said in a bulletin on Sunday evening. The number includes three deaths and five patients who were discharged after treatment earlier. Currently, there are 75 COVID-19 positive patients in isolation at designated hospitals who are stable, it said in the update. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday held an all-party meeting and apprised the leaders about measures taken by the government to contain the coronavirus in the state. At the meeting, Yediyurappa said there was no shortage of testing kits, medicines and face-masks. "If there is a need, we will import more (testing kits) from various places. We will distribute testing kits to all the district and taluk hospitals," he said. The Chief Minister also said that the government has decided to provide life cover to police and civil workers engaged in halting the spread of the virus. The government apprised the opposition leaders that it has taken extra precautions to maintain supply of foodgrains through the Public Distribution System. City civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Sunday started 31 fever clinics with all the necessary equipment and adequate number of doctors and paramedics. It said these clinics, where fever test camps would be held, would work on all weekdays, including government holidays, from 9 am to 4.30 pm. The Palike also said that 17 hotels have been identified in the city to quarantine the suspected COVID-19 cases, adding that it has set up a war room to deal with the situation. Meanwhile, leaders of Janata Dal (Secular), headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, requested the government to deploy defence personnel along with vehicles to evacuate stranded persons from the cities to their villages. B M Farookh, a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, said people returning to their villages from cities along the highways would end up in human suffering and disaster, which would be much more dangerous than the impact of coronavirus. He said people from lower strata of society have started walking long distances to their villages as public transportation stands suspended. Most of them do not have much resources to support themselves and may end up collapsing on the way back without food or drinking water, he said in a letter to the Prime Minister, Defence Minister and Finance Minister. This situation could be averted by deploying defence personnel with vehicles to reach them safely to their destinations and since the defence is well equipped with the logistics and trained personnel in war-like situation, safety could be ensured for them as well as to the commuters, Farookh added. Meanwhile, the BBMP Special Commissioner Dr Ravikumar Surpur, issued a circular about the handling of suspected cases of coronavirus. The circular stated that the primary contacts of COVID-19 positive cases who are asymptomatic and not suffering from one or many of co-morbid conditions like old age (more than 60 yrs of age), diabetes, hypertension, HIV, organ-transplant patient or suffering from any other medical condition which brings down the immunity, and those who are still within the quarantine period shall be immediately moved to a hotels, hostels, or any other similar accommodation. Such cases are considered as low risk, as they are expected to recover fully if they have indeed contracted the virus. Read: Bengaluru civic body identifies 17 hotels as COVID-19 quarantine centres They shall be kept in individual rooms or in a big hall /dormitory where spacing of 6 feet with necessary temporary partition is maintained between two adjacent beds. The quarantine centre for such low risk contacts should be not less than 50 beds and should be provided with 24x7 doctor, paramedic, necessary medicines, and equipment (including personal protective equipment). They shall be transported to their respective quarantine centres in an ambulance or vehicle exclusively kept for them. These vehicles should not be mixed with vehicles for COVID-19 positive cases. However, the protocol of disinfecting the vehicles shall be followed, the bulletin added. (With inputs from PTI)

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2 Karnataka men kill themselves over suspicions of contracting coronavirus

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While the tests results of the Udupi man came negative, the Hassan man’s samples are still under process.

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Two Karnataka men took their own lives on Sunday fearing that they had contracted the coronavirus. An Udupi man in coastal Karnataka killed himself as he feared that he had contracted COVID-19, but his blood test turned out to be negative, an official said on Sunday. "He tested negative for coronavirus, the report has confirmed," Udupi District Health Officer Sudhir Chandra Sooda told IANS. Gopalakrishna Madivala, around 50 years of age, who worked with the state road transport corporation, took his own life amidst fears that he had somehow contracted the virus. "He wrote a death note saying that he is suffering from coronavirus and thus killed himself," said Sudhir Chandra. In the wee hours of Wednesday, when everybody was asleep in his house, Gopalakrishna took his own life in the courtyard. However, Sudhir Chandra said, “The KMC Manipal hospital's forensic department confirmed his coronavirus status as negative." According to the DHO (District Health Officer), the deceased man had mental health issues. "I came to know that he had some mental health problem. I also made enquiries with his relatives who live with him, and they said he did not have any coronavirus symptoms," added Sudhir Chandra. Meanwhile, a 46 year old man in Hassan had reportedly killed himself over fears that he had coronavirus. The Hindu quoted the DHO as saying that the man did not show symptoms of coronavirus, but had asthma and other health problems. The man was found dead at his residence in a village near Shravanabelagola in Hassan district. He was working with the State Road Transport Corporation, and was working while stationed in Mumbai. He had returned to his hometown for Ugadi last week, and  was asked to self quarantine as he had returned from a place considered high risk for coronavirus. His test for COVID-19 is awaited. (With IANS inputs)

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No community transmission yet, say Karnataka Health Dept officials on COVID-19

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Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Deputy CM Govind Karjol had said that the disease has reached the third stage of community transmission.

Soumya Chatterjee

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Even though the Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday said that the coronavirus infection spread has reached Stage-III (community transmission stage), Karnataka Health department officials say the state is still in stage two. Officials said only by the end of next week, subsequent assessment will tell if the situation has worsened. “Today, the coronavirus epidemic has entered the third phase. By and large people are cooperating," PTI quoted Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol as saying on Saturday, in Bagalkote district of north Karnataka. A release by the National Health Mission said that doctors in Karnataka are confident that the state can avoid the potential community transmission stage with the right combination of medical and socio-economic norms, along with responsible public behaviour. Dr Prakash Kumar, State Joint Director, Communicable Diseases, said, “While effective measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 have been put in place in the state, the coming week is very crucial for us. If there is a spike in the number of new cases, then we will have to scale up our efforts even further to combat the virus.” “We are not yet in the community stage, where there will be large scale spreading of the disease and in order to avoid that, it is very critical that the public respect the lockdown ordered by the Government and do not step out of their houses, unless it is absolutely necessary. Even if they do come out for essential items, the public have to maintain social distancing. Those people who have been put under home quarantine should strictly observe the instructions that have been given to them by the Health Department and behave in a responsible manner, so as not to allow the disease to be passed on to others,” he added. Meanwhile, the number of patients testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached 83, according to the Karnataka government bulletin released on Sunday. This includes two new patients from Udupi district and five patients from Mysuru district. The developments regarding the Mysuru patients were confirmed by the district authority, post the release of the bulletin on Saturday. The bulletin said that among the two Udupi men, a 35-year-old has a travel history to Dubai and had reached his native place on March 17. The other man, a 29-year-old, has no known foreign travel history but had visited Thiruvananthapuram. He is incidentally the third person in the state to test positive for COVID-19 without having relevant foreign travel history. As reported earlier, all the five cases in Mysuru are contacts and co-workers of the quality assurance department worker who had tested positive earlier. While that person did not have any history of foreign travel or contact with a COVID-19 positive person, health officials said he was in touch with health personnel working to combat the pandemic. However, department officials maintain that there has been no community transmission.

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FDA issues emergency authorization of anti-malaria drug for coronavirus care

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Texas expands quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers

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