Need vaccine not only for covid, but also for Tejasvi Surya’s communalism: Congress
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May 5, 2021
Bengaluru, May 5: The Congress has expressed shock over BJP’s Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya listing out 17 only Muslim names, linking them with the alleged bed-blocking scam in Bengaluru s south municipal zone.
The Congress released the full list of employees working in the BBMP South zone war room handling distress calls for Covid-19.
“There are 205 employees working in the BBMP south zone war room. But Tejasvi Surya chose to name 17 names of Muslims. This is a third-class, third-rated, gutter-class mentality,” Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain told reporters.
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Coronavirus in Karnataka
Bengaluru is India’s worst-hit district with Coronavirus as it has 1,50,000 active cases, the highest for a city in the entire country. However, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is yet to decide on a complete lockdown in Karnataka to break the chain of Coronavirus infections. As Delhi’s healthcare system is currently on the verge of collapsing, Bengaluru must be prepared better than Delhi to battle this crisis.
Bengaluru alone accounted for 17,342 new cases and 149 deaths on Saturday. The Karnataka Task Advisory Committee on Covid-19 has suggested the Karnataka government to impose an immediate lockdown for 2 weeks with strict restrictions.
Covid advisory panel recommends more restrictions, 14-day lockdown in Karnataka
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April 24, 2021
Bengaluru, Apr 24: With Bengaluru recording 1.5 lakh active coronavirus cases, the highest for any city in the country, the Karnataka Task Advisory Committee on Covid- 19 has asked the state government to impose stringent restrictions, including lockdown for 14 days to break the chain.
The members of the panel have also recommended to the government to increase the number of beds to tide over the crisis.
The TAC members also foresee the third wave Covid in October-November and have, accordingly, insisted that the government should complete the vaccination of vulnerable age groups before the next wave hits. Professor and Head of Lifecourse Epidemiology, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Giridhar Babu said: