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BENGALURU: In the wake of Covid-19 cases rising sharply again, the Karnataka government on Friday notified a new set of restrictions to curb the spread of infection. These include suspension of offline classes for higher education and professional courses, closure of gyms and swimming pools, 50% seating in cinema halls in eight districts and restricted seating in pubs and restaurants.
These restrictions in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Bidar and Dharwad districts will be effective till April 20. The state reported 4,991 positive cases on Friday, the highest single-day spike during the second wave, and a positivity rate (number of persons turning positive for 100 tests) of 4.19%. Bengaluru saw its daily Covid count cross the 3,500 mark with a positivity rate of 5.41%.
Right-wing mob stabs Muslim man for travelling with Hindu woman in Mangaluru
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Updated: 3rd April 2021 5:35 pm IST (Representational Image)
Mangaluru: A 23-year-old Muslim man from Karnataka’s Mangaluru is currently critical after a mob of right-wing activists stabbed him, because he was accompanying a Hindu woman on a bus.
The incident took place in coastal Dakshina Kannada district, in a bus en route Bengaluru from Mangaluru on Thursday night. It was not ascertained how the group of attackers came to know of the victim, his identity and his travel details.
The man, identified as Anwar Mohammad, was accompanying his friend from school to Bengaluru who had a job offer in the city. At around 9:30 pm at night, the bus was stopped at Pumpwell circle by a group of men who raised questions about the interfaith duo traveling together.
Testing targets for each district were increased based on recommendations of the state’s Covid-19 technical advisory committee
BENGALURU: With the state setting its sights on a minimum one lakh Covid-19 tests a day, results of many suspected Covid-19 patients are pending across districts. Swab samples are piling up in laboratories and sources say the backlog is to the tune of 20,000 a day.
Data TOI collated from daily bulletins issued by eight district administrations showed that 11,997 test results were pending as of Wednesday (March 31). Not all districts mention the number of samples yet to be tested in their bulletins.
Bagalkot topped the list with 3,897 samples awaiting tests, while Kalaburagi was not far behind with 3,261 results pending. Samples were also pending in Vijayapura (1,777), Yadgir (1,602), Bidar (800), Dharwad (403), Shivamogga (200) and Gadag (57).
Testing targets for each district were increased based on recommendations of the state’s Covid-19 technical advisory committee
BENGALURU: With the state setting its sights on a minimum one lakh Covid-19 tests a day, results of many suspected Covid-19 patients are pending across districts. Swab samples are piling up in laboratories and sources say the backlog is to the tune of 20,000 a day.
Data TOI collated from daily bulletins issued by eight district administrations showed that 11,997 test results were pending as of Wednesday (March 31). Not all districts mention the number of samples yet to be tested in their bulletins.
Bagalkot topped the list with 3,897 samples awaiting tests, while Kalaburagi was not far behind with 3,261 results pending. Samples were also pending in Vijayapura (1,777), Yadgir (1,602), Bidar (800), Dharwad (403), Shivamogga (200) and Gadag (57).