A 31-year-old lawyer in Bengaluru found herself at the short end of a Covid testing mix-up after her number was used to register at least 12 unrelated people for testing.
With Karnataka imposing fresh curbs to contain the slow but steady rise in Covid-19 cases, there is a special focus on keeping things under control in Bengaluru. The state capital had reported a disproportionately high number of infections during the devastating second wave of Covid-19.
TPS Infrastructure Ltd and Lion Services Ltd are the two companies which are vying for the prized contract. The civic body plans to open the financial bids after reviewing the performance of machines supplied by both the companies over the next one month.