The two existing centres are filling up fast with over 70% of beds occupied
In an attempt to ease the city’s medical infrastructure, which is straining under the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will establish 10 more COVID-19 Care Centres (CCCs) that will be made operational in three days. With this, there will be over 1,500 additional beds available for people who cannot isolate themselves at home.
The two operational centres at Haj Bhavan and HAL’s Ghatage Convention Centre, which have 200 beds each, are filling up fast. According to civic officials, these two centres have reported 70% occupancy even though many patients are opting for home isolation.
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An all-party meeting would be held in Bengaluru on April 18 to contain the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Karnataka. Karnataka s Covid death tally crossed the 13,000 mark on Tuesday with 67 deaths while 8,778 fresh cases took the overall tally of infections to 10,83,647. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 14, 2021, 21:28:34 IST
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CM BS Yediyurappa complains of uneasiness in Gokak, doctors, nurses gather at a private hotel ahead of his arrival
Representatives of hotels’ associations meet Health Minister
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They want relaxation of curfew timings and permission for food delivery during the curfew, among other things
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Hoteliers raised the issue of closure of establishments which are not following COVID-19 appropriate behaviour.
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They want relaxation of curfew timings and permission for food delivery during the curfew, among other things
Representatives of the Karnataka Regional Hotels and Restaurants’ Federation and the Bruhat Bangalore Hotels’ Association (BBHA) met Minister for Health K. Sudhakar on Monday seeking relaxation of curfew timings and allowing food delivery during the curfew, among other things.
Private hospitals to reserve 50% of beds under government quota for COVID patients
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A BBMP health worker collecting swab samples for COVID-19 tests in Bengaluru on Monday.
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MURALI KUMAR K. As the number of COVID-19 cases reported crossed the 10,000 mark on Sunday, the State government conducted a round of talks with the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA) on Monday and asked them to reserve 50% of their beds for COVID-19 patients. The association agreed to this.
The government and the association came to an agreement for such allocation within a week, said K. Sudhakar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
‘Starved of business’, food service sector seeks relaxation of curfew
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Police shut flyovers, seal entry and exit points of the city to enforce night curfew
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Police shut flyovers, seal entry and exit points of the city to enforce night curfew
With the police virtually barricading the city on Saturday to enforce night curfew, the Bruhat Bangalore Hotels’ Association (BBHA) and National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) sought a relaxation in the timings. The two associations, which together represent thousands of businesses in the food service sector, submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa urging the government to push curfew timing to 11 p.m. from 10 p.m.. They also requested the government to allow food delivery till midnight.