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Decentralising to ward level, BBMP gets a grip on Covid in Bengaluru city
May 25, 2021
Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, BBMP - Businessline×
Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner of the civic body, elaborates on the strategy in an interview with BusinessLine
As Bengaluru sees more recoveries than new Covid-19 cases reported for the sixth day in a row, Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, BBMP (Bengaluru civic body), explains to
BusinessLine how decentralisation to ward level and starting triaging centres and Covid Care Centres, in addition to lockdown, helped reduce the burden and manage the city’s Covid situation. Excerpts:
How has BBMP devised its plan to tackle the Covid second wave sweeping Bengaluru?
BBMP’s army of volunteers to lead covid battle
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: May 10, 2021, 06:00 IST
The idea is to ensure the most critical patients get hospital beds
Nodal officers, who were appointed in each ward as a replacement of elected councillors, have been tasked with the responsibility of leading an army of
volunteers for driving decentralised covid management in the City. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
BBMP) expects at least 200 volunteers in each of the 198 wards.
The volunteers, who will be part of the Decentralised Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) team, will be given any of the following responsibilities: Promoting covid-appropriate behaviour, contact tracing and testing, supporting home isolation patients by either referring them to
Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Bengaluru adopts Mumbai model to reduce delay in treatment
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Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Bengaluru adopts Mumbai model to reduce delay in treatment
Karnataka reported 47,563 fresh Covid-19 cases and 482 deaths on Saturday, of which 21,534 cases and 285 deaths were from Bengaluru. Having conducted 1.6 lakh tests on Saturday, the daily positivity rate was 30.2 %. With 482 deaths, the daily fatality rate was 1%. After Bengaluru, Mysuru reported 20 deaths, Shivamogga (12), Tumakuru (12). Eleven patients each died in Kalaburagi, Udupi, Uttara Kannada. In the wake of spiralling cases in Karnataka, the state government decided on Saturday to replicate the Mumbai model for Covid management in Bengaluru. It’ll have a decentralised approach with Decentralised Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) committees in all 198 wards. Stay with TOI for more updates: