“It is made mandatory that all hospitals registered under KPME (Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act) in Karnataka State should display at the reception counter, a bed allocation display board,” the notification signed by Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar said.

Karnataka has made it mandatory for private hospitals to display bed allocation boards

Amid complaints of difficulty in getting beds for COVID-19 patients, the Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a notification making it mandatory for private hospitals to display a bed allocation display board.

“It is made mandatory that all hospitals registered under KPME (Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act) in Karnataka State should display at the reception counter, a bed allocation display board,” the notification signed by Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar said.

It said the board should display details like – name of the hospital, total number of beds (as per KPME registration), total number of beds allocated for COVID-19 patients referred by BBMP (Bengaluru civic body – Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike), among others.

Stating that the data must corroborate with the data of the central bed allocation system of BBMP, the notification said the display board should be arranged by July 16 and non-compliance to the order will attract punishment under relevant sections of the Disaster Management Act 2005 and Indian Penal Code.

Earlier, in the notification issued by the state government dated June 23, it was mandated to reserve 50 per cent of the beds in private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients referred by public health authorities.

However, some patients are finding it difficult to get beds even after the allocation has been made by the BBMP”s central allocation system and this is causing a lot of hardship to patients, according to the notification issued on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada recorded 29 new Corona cases on Thursday including a one-year-old child, which raised the total number of infected to 494.

Of the new cases, 19 people had returned from Saudi Arabia, Muscat, Sharjah, and Qatar. Also, the cases include 11 women, a one-year-old child, and eight men.

A 35-year-old woman in the city was diagnosed with influenza-like illness. A 50-year-old woman was put under the ‘contact under tracing’ category. A 24-year-old man who had come from Mumbai on June 21 had been kept under quarantine. All the infected people are being treated at the District Wenlock Hospital.

Also, a 68-year-old woman died due to severe acute respiratory infection on Wednesday.

In a positive development, 43 patients were discharged on Thursday, following recovery. The number of recovered patients has gone up to 344. Most of the patients are also showing steady health conditions.

A 49-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman with multiple health disorders were both put under ICU with oxygen supply and ventilator respectively.

Nagamangala: In an incident reported from Nagamangala, two kids died after drowning in a lake when they had been to the lake to give bathe to their cattle here on Thursday. The incident took place at Bolloru in Navamangala Taluk in Mandya Taluk.

The deceased kids have been identified as Puneet (7) a second-grade student and Manu (13) a seventh-grade student. They along with another kid had gone to the lake to wash cattle when they slipped into the water and died of drowning.

Bolloru Tahsildar and police personnel rushed to the spot after they were informed about the incident.

Gadag: Three students who were returning home after writing the SSLC examination on Thursday sustained critical injuries when the bike they were traveling in was hit by a truck coming from the opposite direction.

The incident took place near Bagevadi village in Mundargi Taluk of Gadag District.

The injured have been identified as Sidappa Talwar, Eranna Badiger, and Mailari Yalavathi.

All three students’ condition is said to be critical.

According to the reports, the trio was on their way to their native after appearing for an exam at Kalakeri examination center at Mundargi Taluk when the accident took place. They were rushed to the Mundargi Government Hospital on Ambulance immediately after the accident.

Davangere: In a tragic road accident, two including a two-month-old baby died on Thursday near Nuggihalli cross near Santhebennur in Channageri Taluk here in Davangere District. The incident took place when a bike and car collided with each other here.

The deceased have been identified as Chandramma Srinivas Acharya (70) and Manvita (2 months), both residents of Ranibennur Taluk in Haveri District.

Manvita’s parents have sustained injuries in the accident and have been rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

A case in this regard has been registered at Santhebennur Police Station.

SS Nakul, the District Collector of Karnataka’s Bellary, where the wedding was held, has said that action will be taken against the persons concerned

Visuals from a Karnataka Congress MLA son’s wedding showed no social distancing practiced

The wedding of a Karnataka Congress MLA’s son has attracted attention after visuals showed an estimated 800 people, including high-profile guests like Health Minister B Sriramulu, Siddaramaiah, Leader of the Opposition, and G Parameshwara, former Deputy Chief Minister, gathering in defiance of social distancing protocols in force during the coronavirus outbreak.

Multiple videos of the wedding of the son of Congress’ PT Parameshwar Naik, who was the Labour Minister in the Siddaramiah government and now represents the Hoovina Hadagali constituency, showed hundreds gathered outside a large white tent set up in an open field in Laxmipura in Bellary district.

One of the videos showed a crowd of reporters, some without face masks, waving mobile phone cameras and rushing to take photographs as a white helicopter lands.

Another showed the newly-wed couple posing for photographs inside the tent as more than a dozen men and women, some of whom were, once again, not wearing face masks, stood shoulder-to-shoulder smiling for the camera.

A third showed close to a hundred people seated inside the tent during the marriage ceremony; the people sitting in the chairs were within touching distance of each other.

Congress MLA’s son’s marriage in Karnataka’s Bellary defied social distancing rules

Bellary District Collector SS Nakul has said that action will be taken against the persons concerned. According to local police, the wedding organisers had taken permission for 50 guests – the number currently allowed at a marriage.

Mr Naik later asked the media to “co-operate and not to hype it (the incident)” as he made repeated requests on social media asking people to stay away from the wedding.

The massive crowd outside and inside the wedding tent was in direct defiance of at least two National Directives set out by the centre to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

This is the second political wedding in Karnataka where no social distancing was practiced

One states that the number of guests at wedding must not exceed 50. A second states that individuals must maintain a minimum of six feet distance from each other while in public spaces.

The apparent defiance of these guidelines comes around two months after another high-profile marriage ceremony made news.

In April the marriage of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, to Revathi, the grandniece of a Congress leader and former minister, was criticised after photos showed absolutely no social distancing.

Meanwhile, a similarly high-profile wedding took place in Kerala, where Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter married a young CPI(M) leader. Registered under the Special Marriages Act, it featured fewer than 30 guests, sources close to the Chief Minister said.Promoted

India has seen a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases over the past few weeks, particularly since the centre announced plans for “Unlock1”, or the phased relaxation of lockdown guidelines, including the re-opening of shopping malls.

There are over 3.32 lakh COVID-19 cases in the country, with more than 9,500 deaths linked to the virus. Karnataka has reported 7,000 cases (and 86 deaths) so far, while Kerala has 2,461 confirmed cases (and 19 deaths).

With 99 travellers from Maharashtra testing positive for the coronavirus in Kalaburagi in a single day, the district has 759 cases in all, and the highest number in Karnataka.

BENGALURU: With 99 travellers from Maharashtra testing positive for the coronavirus in Kalaburagi in a single day, the district has 759 cases in all, and the highest number in Karnataka. In all, 308 fresh patients reported positive on Monday, taking the state tally to 5,760 cases. The death toll in Bengaluru continued to mount for the second consecutive day, with three deaths on Monday, taking the state toll to 64. On Sunday too, two Bengalureans lost their lives to the virus.

A 67-year-old man diagnosed with Influenza Like Illness, Ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction, was admitted on June 4 and died four days later. The second death was of a 48-year-old woman diagnosed with ILI, fever and breathlessness, who was admitted on June 4 and died the next day. The third death was of a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness, dizziness and breathlessness. She was admitted on June 4 at a private hospital, shifted to another private hospital the next day and died on June 5.

Bengaluru Urban, with 18 new patients, saw two ILI cases, one case from a containment zone, 13 contacts of patients, one SARI case and one Tamil Nadu returnee.One of the ILI cases is from JP Nagar, while a 30-year-old policeman from Soladevanahalli Police Station tested positive as well. A 41-year-old staffer from Apollo Hospitals in Tamil Nadu, who had come to Bengaluru on official duty, tested positive in the Apollo Hospitals lab on Bannerghatta Road. Seven contacts of patients from Parvathipuram and Kalasipalyam areas.

Yadgir (66), Bidar (48) and Udupi (45) followed Kalaburagi, with most of their cases being returnees from Maharashtra.Ballari saw eight cases, including six primary contacts and two travellers from Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh each.Gadag reported six cases and Shivamogga four cases, all of whom were from Maharashtra, while Dharwad saw four Rajasthan returnees.A person from Bengaluru and two from Maharashtra tested positive in Hassan, two from Maharashtra and one from the UAE tested positive in Dakshina Kannada.In all, 387 people were discharged today, taking the total discharges in the state to 2,519.

As numbers stand, Congress will win two MLC seats of the seven for which elections will be held. The frontrunners are former minister HM Revanna and AICC secretary NS Bose Raj.

BENGALURU: Lobbying has started in the Congress for vacancies at various levels in the party. As numbers stand, Congress will win two MLC seats of the seven for which elections will be held. JDS will win one seat. One of the seats has to be given to a minority member because three minorities — Nasir Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar and Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi — are set to retire.

The reading is that one of them will be retained and the other seat could be allocated to the Backward Classes category. The frontrunners are former minister HM Revanna and AICC secretary NS Bose Raj.
In states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, where office-bearers were appointed under the new scheme just as in Karnataka, the formula is 1+5 — meaning one state president and five working presidents. By that yardstick, there are two vacancies of working presidents. Lobbying is on for those positions too, with KPCC president DK Shivakumar being Vokkaliga and three working presidents from other communities — Eshwar Khandre (Lingayat), Saleem Ahmed (Muslim) and Satish Jarkiholi (ST). The two remaining positions could be filled up by a BC member and an SC member. The Congress will go by the principle of social justice.

With Shivakumar taking charge as president, there will be a dual power centre system after a long time. Earlier, it was Siddaramaiah running the show because former KPCC chief Dinesh Gundu Rao was his nominee, and all decisions were virtually unilateral. But Congress sources pointed out that Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar can only make recommendations, and it is for the high command to finally decide. They will aim at unity and opt for a candidate who will not divide the party.

The other key vacancy is a lone Rajya Sabha seat. Although there are two retirees — Dr Rajeev Gowda and BK Hariprasad — the man emerging a clear favourite is former Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge. But Congress sources did not rule out Hariprasad getting renominated because the Rajya Sabha vacancy is for a Backward Caste (BC) or Scheduled Caste (SC). L Hanumanthaiah is already in the Rajya Sabha, and by accommodating Kharge, they will take one position out of the BC bowl. Similarly, if Rajeev Gowda is renominated, it will mean that the Congress is sending two Vokkaligas to the RS, since JDS requires Congress support, and the only options before the party are former PM H D Deve Gowda or sitting RS MP Kupendra Reddy.

Bengaluru: In the latest development of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state on Sunday reported an alarming 299 cases which has now taken the total toll in the state to 3211.

The toll of fatalities due to the deadly virus has also crossed the 50-mark with two death being reported in the state on Sunday. Total death counts in the state now stand at 51.

In an official release the Health and Family Welfare Department on Sunday added that the state has recorded 299 cases from Saturday 5 pm to 5 pm on Sunday.

A 50-year-old man, who had returned from Mumbai and was kept under quarantine in Raichur district, died in a hospital on May 29. His test report shows that he was infected with Covid19. In another case, a 75-year-old man in Bidar district was admitted to a hospital with fever and severe breathing problems. He died on May 29. His test report too shows that he was infected with the virus.

Of the people who tested positive for Corona infection so far, Raichur has 83 cases, Yadgir 44, Bidar 33, Kalaburagi 28, Vijayapura 26, Bengaluru Urban 21, Dakshina Kannada 14, Mandya and Belagavi have had 13 cases each, Udupi 10, Davanagere six, Uttara Kannada five, and Ballari, Kolar and Shivamogga districts have had one case each.

Also, of the 3,221 positive cases in the state, 1,218 people have recovered. Of them, 221 patients were discharged from the hospital in one day. There have been 51 deaths while 1,950 people are being treated, said the Health Department.

Kasargod on Friday reported four fresh cases of Corona Virus while one patient also recovered from the virus and was discharged from the hospital, the latest health bulletin informed.

A 42-year-old man who is a resident of Paivalike with travel history to Maharashtra, a 63-year-old resident of Badiyadka, a 31-year-old Mangalpadi resident, a 58-year-old Udamu resident who returned from Dubai have tested positive for the deadly virus.   

A 28-year-old man who was diagnosed with the COVID has recovered and was discharged from the hospital on Friday. He was admitted to Kasaragodu Medical College in Ukkinadka.

A total of 3665 people have been kept under observation in the district. Of these, 3081 are under home quarantine and 584 are in hospitals. Similarly, 238 people have completed their quarantine period.

On Friday, 485 new people have been admitted to the isolation Ward.