Taking the reins in late February, the vice president sought to bring order to a chaotic response. He also slowed things down.
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‘We definitely lost time’: Inside Mike Pence’s coronavirus response
Taking the reins in late February, the vice president sought to bring order to a chaotic response. He also slowed things down.
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Bengaluru containment zones increases by 494, total 15723 across the city
This takes the total number of containment zones in Bengaluru reported till date to 40,563.
Bengaluru currently has 15,723 active containment zones in the city, as per the bulletin issued by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagarapalike on Tuesday. While the bulletin states that 494 new zones have been added, the bulletin does not provide a breakup of the same. This takes the total number of containment zones in Bengaluru reported till date to 40,563, some of which have now returned to normal. The BBMP report states that Bengaluru East continues to have the most number of active containment zones at 3,418, a number which has not changed in the past 24 hours. The number of active zones in Bengaluru South too remained unchanged at 3,005. RR Nagara currently has 2,074 active containment zones, Mahadevapura has 1,555, Bommanahalli has 1,000, Yelahanka 944 and Dasarahalli 1,079. These numbers are expected to increase as BBMP accommodates the new 424 containment zones added over the past 24 hours. The BBMP has said that currently, Bengaluru has a positivity rate of 15.75%. Positivity rate is the percentage of people testing positive out of the total number of samples tested. However, one positive news is that Bengaluru has a recovery rate of 66.82%. According to the bulletin, most of the people who were found to be infected with the coronavirus in the past 24 hours are between the ages of 30 and 39, followed closely by people between the ages of 20 and 29. In both categories, men have been infected with coronavirus more than women. On Tuesday, Bengaluru reported 2,294 cases of COVID-19. 61 of the 148 deaths reported in the state on Tuesday were from Bengaluru. Bengaluru now has 35430 active cases of coronavirus and till date, 1,12,087 cases have been reported in the city. Karnataka on Tuesday reported a sharp spike of 8,161 new cases. With this, the total number of cases in the state has risen to 2,91,826. The death toll currently stands at 4,958. The day also saw 6,814 patients getting discharged after recovery, taking the total number of discharges so far past the two lakh mark.
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Hippo ivory tusk seized from smugglers for the first time in Karnataka
The seizure has left the department baffled since hippos are not found in natural habitats in India but only in zoos and other enclosed spaces.
In a first of its kind seizure, the Karnataka Forest Department on Monday recovered hippopotamus ivory and nine teeth from three men who had reportedly attempted to sell them thinking they were elephant tusks. Shivamogga Forest Mobile Squad led by Deputy Conservator of Forest Balachandra, who posed as illegal buyers of animal artifacts based on a tipoff, reached Sorab and made the seizure. Three men— Mujafar, 19, from Bhatkal, Zaheer Khan, 24, from Banavara and Mohammed Danish, 34, from Sorab have been arrested, reported The Times of India (ToI). They have been sent to judicial custody after being booked under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The New Indian Express (TNIE) reported that while Muzaffar was working in a garment store in Bengaluru, Zahid was a dealer of electronic goods in Sorab while Danish was working in a Bengaluru pest control agency. The TNIE report said Zahid had previously served a sentence in jail after being booked for a narcotics crime. The report said the seizure of the hippo tusk has left the department baffled and now the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Wildlife Institute of India will be called in to probe the case. A source told TNIE that they have some leads and are working towards nabbing the kingpin of this racket. A car, motorcycle and currency counting machine in possession of the accused were also seized. The development is novel as hippos are not found in natural habitats in India but only in zoos and other enclosed spaces. The probe team got in touch with the accused via WhatsApp and offered to pay a high price for the contraband and said the accused were talking about the hippo tusks as elephant tusks, an investigating officer told ToI. The accused claimed that an unidentified woman handed them the animal remains in exchange for a high sum of money.
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IAS association objects to case against panchayat CEO for Mysuru doctor's suicide
Dr SR Nagendra, the Nanjagud taluk health officer, had died by suicide last week allegedly due to COVID-19 related work pressure.
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The Karnataka IAS Officers Association on Tuesday termed the action against Mysuru Zilla Panchyat CEO (Chief Executive Officer), following the death by suicide of a government doctor allegedly due to COVID-19 work pressure, as "unjust". The Indian Administration Services officials also said that the First Information Report against him has brought down the morale of field officers. Dr SR Nagendra, the Nanjagud taluk health officer, had died by suicide last week allegedly due to COVID-19 related work pressure. Nagendra's family and some doctors have alleged that this was due to the harassment from Zilla Panchayat CEO Prashanth Kumar Mishra for reportedly not meeting the COVID-19 test targets set in his jurisdiction. The IAS Association condoled the death but urged the government to support the hard work being put in by all the officers at the field level. "The suicide of Taluka Health Officer Nanjangud is very unfortunate and our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. However, holding senior officers responsible for it is unjust," the Association said in a release. The broad framework and guidelines to control COVID-19 pandemic are given by the government and senior officers in districts are only implementing that to the best of their capacity, it read. "The act of lodging FIR against Chief Executive Officer Zilla Panchayat, Mysuru, has brought down the morale of field officers and such acts will deteriorate the administrative efficiency and effectiveness," it said. Further, stating that the state goernment should support the hard work of all the officers at the field level, the release said IAS officers have been working non-stop 24x7. Calling the incident as "very unfortunate", it said no one knows what prompted the doctor to take such a step. "To blame an officer for doing his duty is not the right approach. The insinuations about one's character and media trial do irreparable damage," the association said, adding that a pragmatic and sensitive approach is warranted. "We request the state government and others to stand by its officers who are doing their duty to the best of their capacity," it added. An FIR has been registered against Mishra under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (abetment of suicide) based on a complaint filed by Nagendra's father. The doctors have demanded the suspension and action against the CEO, who has now been transferred. The Karnataka government has asked the Mysuru Regional Commissioner to inquire into the incident and submit a report in seven days. It has also announced Rs 50 lakh compensation to Nagendra's family.
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2 lakh people in Karnataka recover from COVID-19
Karnataka reported another sharp spike of 8,161 new COVID-19 cases and 148 related fatalities.
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The number of patients recovering from COVID-19 in Karnataka crossed the 2 lakh-mark (2,04,439) as 6,814 patients were discharged following their recovery on Tuesday. Among the districts, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with a total of 74,901 recoveries followed by Ballari (12,748) and Mysuru (10,011). On the same day, the state reported another sharp spike of 8,161 new COVID-19 cases and 148 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 2,91,826 and the death toll to 4,958, the Health department said. Of the 8,161 fresh cases reported, 2,294 cases are from Bengaluru Urban alone. As on August 25 evening, cumulatively 2,91,826 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 4,958 deaths and 2,04,439 discharges, the Health Department said in its bulletin. Out of the 82,410 active cases, 81,659 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 751 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). As many as 61 of the 148 deaths reported on Tuesday were from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Mysuru (16), Dharwad (8), Ballari and Koppal (6), Davangere, Haveri and Shivamogga (5), Tumakuru and Vijayapura (4). Most of the deceased patients had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI). Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 2,294 cases, followed by Mysuru 1,331 (backlog of four days), Ballari (551), Davangere (318), Belagavi (298), Shivamogga (276), Dakshina Kannada (247), Koppal (238) and Kalaburagi (227), among others. Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 1,12,087 infections, followed by Ballari (18,536) and Mysuru (13,929). A total of 25,13,555 samples were tested so far, out of which 59,787 were tested on Tuesday alone. Among the samples tested on the day, 24,587 were rapid antigen tests.
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Drugmakers deliver counteroffer to Trump international pricing plan
Drugmakers pitched a counteroffer to the White House aimed at stalling Trump's plan to link Medicare’s spending on some expensive drugs to much lower prices.
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