“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases,” Dr. Bruce Dart said.
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Grim projection: 200,000 dead by Election Day
Recent surge in infections and Trump policies prompt a serious reassessment by forecasters, who now see no end in sight for coronavirus crisis.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Bengaluru records 1,124 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths out of 54 across state
Karnataka presently has 16,527 active COVID-19 cases.
On Wednesday, the Karnataka Health Department reported that 2,062 new patients contracted COVID-19 and 54 patients succumbed to the illness in a single day. This takes the total number of people, who are presently being treated for COVID-19 to 16,527. In Bengaluru alone, 1,124 new patients contacted COVID-19 on Wednesday, with the total number of active cases in the city now at 10,103. Dakshina Kannada (183), Dharwad (89), Kalaburagi (66), Mysuru (59), Ballari (59), Bengaluru Rural (37), Ramanagara (34) and Chikkaballapura (32), were among the districts with relatively higher number of cases. Twenty two of the 54 persons who died on Wednesday were from Bengaluru. The other deaths were reported in Raichur (2), Dharwad (7), Ballari (4), Mysuru (2), Hassan (3), Chikkaballapura (2), Tumakuru (2), Vijayapura (2), Ramanagara (2) and one each in Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, Chikkamagaluru and Bengaluru Rural. As of Wednesday evening, 452 patients were lodged in Intensive Care Units with 290 of them in Bengaluru city alone. 778 patients were discharged from COVID-19 hospitals and care centres on Wednesday, with the total number of people discharged in the state pegged at 11,876. Of the 2,062 patients who tested positive on Wednesday, 208 of them had Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). According to the Karnataka State COVID-19 War Room, 10% of the patients with COVID-19 had ILI and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness. 28% of the total number of patients with COVID-19 were domestic travellers, while 18% of them were either primary or secondary contacts. A majority of the contacts of the patients who tested positive on Wednesday, are yet to be traced and the state’s Health Department has been struggling to trace primary and secondary contacts of patients, who tested positive since the last two weeks due to the steep spike in the number of patients contracting COVID-19 every day.
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Kannada TV actor Susheel Gowda dies by suicide in Mandya
The actor starred in the TV show ‘Anthapura’ and was slated to star in the upcoming Sandalwood film ‘Sagala’.
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Kannada TV actor and fitness trainer Susheel Gowda took his own life at his home in Mandya on Tuesday night. He was 30 years old. Susheel Gowda acted in the Kannada TV series Anthapura and was slated to star in a role as a police officer in the upcoming Sandalwood flick Sagala, directed by noted actor Duniya Vijay. Mandya SP K Parusharam, who spoke to Indian Express, said that Susheel Gowda took his own life at his home located in Mandya’s Induvalu. His mortal remains were handed over to his family on Wednesday after an autopsy was performed. Soon after his death, actor Duniya Vijay wrote a lengthy Facebook post condoling his death. “When I first saw him I thought he was hero material. Even before the movie released, he left us too soon. Whatever may be the problem suicide is not the answer. I think the series of deaths will not end this year. It is not only because of coronavirus that people fear. People are losing faith because they don’t have jobs, which can give them the money to lead a life. It is high time to stay stronger to overcome the crisis,” Duniya Vijay said in a post. Amita Ranganath, his co-star in the TV show Anthapura, expressed shock over the news of his death. “RIP Susheel Gowda! I woke up to this news and it literally left me in a state of shock! You were kind hearted and a good soul! Your memories while shooting Anthapura will always be cherished,” she said in an Instagram story. Arvind Koushik, the director of Anthapura took to facebook to offer his condolences. “Sad news I heard. Susheel Gowda, who played the lead in the TV serial Anthapura that I directed is no more. Rest in peace,” he wrote in a Facebook post. If you are aware of anyone facing mental health issues or feeling suicidal, please provide help. Here are some helpline numbers of suicide-prevention organisations that can offer emotional support to individuals and families. Tamil Nadu State health department's suicide helpline: 104 Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre - 044-24640050 (listed as the sole suicide prevention helpline in Tamil Nadu) Andhra Pradesh Life Suicide Prevention: 78930 78930 Roshni: 9166202000, 9127848584 Karnataka Sahai (24-hour): 080 65000111, 080 65000222 Kerala Maithri: 0484 2540530 Chaithram: 0484 2361161 Both are 24-hour helpline numbers. Telangana State government's suicide prevention (tollfree): 104 Roshni: 040 66202000, 6620200 SEVA: 09441778290, 040 27504682 (between 9 am and 7 pm) Aasara offers support to individuals and families during an emotional crisis, for those dealing with mental health issues and suicidal ideation, and to those undergoing trauma after the suicide of a loved one. 24x7 Helpline: 9820466726 Click here for working helplines across India.
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Suspension of daily passes by Kerala impacts many people from Kasaragod and Mangaluru
The Karnataka-Kerala state border check-post at Talapady is around 22 km away from Mangaluru.
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Haris runs a small shop in Hampankatta market in Mangaluru. He reopened his shop in June after the lockdown period ended but this week, he was livid after he found out that he could not commute from his home in Kasaragod district of Kerala to his shop in Mangaluru. "After two months of lockdown, I just started my shop again. Now I cannot cross the border again. At least for people who work there, passes should be given. I know that the situation is worse but I'm still ready to take the risk just thinking about my family. The shop is the only income for our family and we have lived on the ration provided by the government (during the lockdown)," Haris says, speaking to TNM. Haris's daily routine was halted on Monday after the Kerala government suspended daily e-passes for commuters working in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. There are around 1,300 such commuters as per the data recorded by the Dakshina Kannada district administration, and this includes people managing shops, working in petrol pumps and even in healthcare as nurses. The Karnataka-Kerala state border check-post at Talapady is around 22 km away from Mangaluru. The Kerala government has asked people working in Dakshina Kannada to stay at their workplace for 28 days, a condition that Haris feels is not feasible to meet on such short notice. The central government's unlock 2.0 guidelines said that states can no longer seal borders but despite this, many state governments like the Kerala government have restricted movement at the borders by monitoring the number of COVID-19 cases reported. It is not just working professionals who are affected by this change. Many people in the border areas of Kasaragod district visit hospitals in Mangaluru to avail medical services for various ailments. Usha, a domestic worker from Kasaragod, had her hysterectomy scheduled in Mangaluru. "I was consulting with a Mangaluru hospital when they closed the borders in March. I had to bear the pain for all these months. I went (to the hospital) after the rules were relaxed. But now the border is closed again and I have no idea when this surgery can be done," she says. Speaking to TNM, a doctor in Mangaluru also said that a significant number of paramedical staff in Mangaluru are from Kasaragod. Earlier in March, the Karnataka government had closed its border with Kerala due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Kasaragod. A case was heard in the Supreme Court and a consensus was reached on April 7 to allow non-COVID-19 patients requiring urgent treatment to cross the border at Talapady and access hospitals in Mangaluru. Kasaragod district officials had earlier told TNM that the move to stop people from travelling to Karnataka would not affect ambulance services. The District Collector of Kasaragod D Saith Babu had said that no roads between the two states have been blocked and that the movement of ambulances is allowed. Read: ‘Not tit for tat’: Kasaragod officials deny border with Karnataka sealed However, commuters travelling between the states need daily e-passes to cross the state border, and this provision has now been suspended until further notice. Meanwhile, a prominent bank in Mangaluru's Ullal area is functioning with just two employees since many staff members in the branch are from Kasaragod. COVID-19 cases have been steadily rising in Dakshina Kannada district in the past week. The district reported 83 new cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 1,351. The district is currently grappling with 677 active cases. Dakshina Kannada has also reported 22 deaths among COVID-19 patients.
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Karnataka HC stays govt order to ban online classes upto Class 5
The High Court said that the state government must make infrastructural arrangements to ensure students in rural areas can also attend online classes.
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued an interim order stating that online classes cannot be banned for students between LKG and Class 5. The High Court stayed the government’s orders dated June 15 and June 27, which embargoed online learning on Wednesday. The Karnataka government had earlier in June banned online classes for children upto Class 5, stating that it is awaiting an expert committee’s report on the same. The High Court also ordered that schools cannot make online education compulsory and cannot charge extra fees for online classes. “Our order should not be construed to mean that students who do not opt for online education should be deprived of their normal education as and when the schools are able to start education,” Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Abhay Sreenivas Oka observed. The Court clarified that the order should not be construed to mean that authorities of school have right to make online education compulsory or will have right to charge extra fees for conducting online classes. — Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) July 8, 2020 "Our order should not be construed to mean that students who do not opt for online education should be deprived of their normal education as and when the schools are able to start education", the bench added. — Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) July 8, 2020 A petition was filed in the High Court by Anumita Sharma and several others earlier in June seeking to revoke the ban on online classes. While reading out the interim order, Chief Justice Abhay Sreenivas Oka observed that the ban on online learning violates Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which states that right to education is a fundamental right. "Prima facie we are of the view that both orders of June 15 and June 27, encroached upon the Fundamental Right conferred by Article 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India,” Live Law quoted Chief Justice Oka as saying. Chief Justice Oka said that the state government would have to make infrastructural arrangements so that students from all sections of the society can attend online classes. “The fact that the state is not able to extend online education to a certain category of schools is not grounds for so-called elite schools to not extend online education to its students. In fact, the state government will have to take appropriate steps to create infrastructure and facility so that online education can be extended to students in rural areas,” Chief Justice Oka said. HC: Fact that state is not able to extend online edu to certain category of schools is not ground that so called elite school should not extend online edu to its students. — Mustafa Plumber (@plumbermushi) July 8, 2020 The state government had submitted to the court that online classes were banned as the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences had submitted a report, which had discouraged online education of LKG and UKG students. The High Court observed that it is difficult to support the government’s decision to ban online education based on NIMHANS’s report as the report itself does not call for a ban. The state government later submitted to the court that the expert committee to study the feasibility of online learning had suggested online classes for students between lower KG and Class 5 but for a limited period of time. The state government also submitted that “Pragyata Guidelines” issued by the Union Ministry of Human Resources’ would have to be followed. "If said guidelines are read as a whole they do not intend to put an embargo on online learning, especially when there is a complete ban on opening of schools till July 31,” Chief Justice Oka said.
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12 HAL employees in Bengaluru test positive for the coronavirus, one dies
The 12 employees tested positive between June 1 and July 7, according to HAL.
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As many as 12 employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the public sector defence company in Bengaluru have tested positive for the novel coronavirus so far. According to HAL’s official statement, one employee, who had comorbidities, died. The 12 employees tested positive between June 1 and July 7. However, HAL did not confirm the date on which one of the employees passed away. “The 45-year-old employee had underlying health conditions and was admitted to the HAL Hospital. He was tested positive after an autopsy was performed and samples were sent for testing,” HAL spokesperson Gopal Sutar said, while adding, “HAL is taking all steps to ensure all protocols related to COVID 19 are followed as per updated MHA guidelines. After the autopsy was performed on the employee who died, they tested positive.” He also said that the HAL Hospital is well equipped with beds that have been reserved for patients showing COVID-19 symptoms. “At work places, measures are taken to ensure social (physical) distancing, compulsory wearing of masks, complete and frequent sanitisation of entire working areas, temperature monitoring of everyone who enters,” he added. HAL had shut its facilities when the lockdown was imposed on March 22. It reopened on April 28, after the government declared it an essential service. “We work in staggered shifts, have suspended biometric attendance and sanitization of all work areas in between and during the shifts are done frequently. HAL has introduced an IT platform for agile video conferencing and online applications (e-filing) to minimise the physical interaction as well,” HAL said in a statement. However, HAL did not divulge details about how many primary and secondary contacts of these employees were quarantined. “BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) handles contact tracing and they have not shared that information with us,” the HAL spokesperson added. According to BBMP Health officer for East Division, Dr Siddappaji, ward number 87 or the HAL Airport has around 40 cases of COVID-19. He also said that contact tracing is taking time as the number of positive cases shot up drastically over the last couple of weeks. Apart from the HAL employees, police personnel at the HAL Police Station also tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday evening. An inspector, one sub inspector, four head constables, a woman constable and seven staffers at the HAL Police Station tested positive. The police station was sealed down and sanitisation is underway. The last arrest was made on June 15 by the HAL police and the accused had tested negative.
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