To check the spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the State which continues to lead in daily new cases, the authorities have come up a 7 point action plan, including testing of close contacts, fast contact-tracing, mass testing in hot-spots and audit of deaths.
The State government has made fortnightly testing mandatory for drivers of vehicles carrying essential commodities from high-risk States of Kerala and Maharashtra into Karnataka. This follows recommen
Central team in Bengaluru to review situation
In the wake of the emergence of cluster outbreaks in the city and a few other places, a team of officials from the Union government has asked the State to tighten vigilance at the Kerala and Maharashtra borders and also step up contact tracing.
The Central team comprising a Joint Secretary from the Health and Family Welfare Ministry and two doctors arrived in the city on Monday to review the COVID-19 safety precautions and control measures in the city.
Team visits
The team that had visited the testing facility at the Kempegowda International Airport, a cluster at the Sambhram College of Engineering and Genomic Sequencing laboratory at NIMHANS on Monday, visited the Tumakuru District Hospital and some vaccination centres on Tuesday. It held a review meeting with the Chief Secretary and other officials from the Health Department and the BBMP on Tuesday. Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar told