Karnataka Covid-19

The Karnataka government on Saturday issued revised guidelines against COVID infections among people coming from high-risk countries. The guidelines say that 7 days of home quarantine is mandatory for those coming from high-risk countries.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar today said the BF.7 variant of COVID-19 is transmissible with low virulence, but emphasised that senior citizens, children and pregnant women must remain cautious.

The Karnataka government has made it a must to wear masks at theatres and educational institutions and asked people to avoid crowded gatherings amid renewed COVID-19 concerns after cases spiked in China.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar today denounced the political twist being given to the state government's COVID-19 related advisory, by the opposition parties, saying it was issued based on scientific evidence and not for political reasons.

In view of a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in countries like China, the state government had said it would review its preparedness and the measures to be taken.

The Karnataka government has issued an advisory urging people to adhere to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour in view of newer sub-variants of Coronavirus being reported in neighbouring Maharashtra.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said he has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and that his trip to Delhi stands cancelled.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, the Karnataka government is mulling over imposing fines for not wearing masks in public places here.

With rising COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru, the civic agency in the city has made masks compulsory in public places and decided to increase the tests for the virus from the existing 16,000 a day to 20,000 a day.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar has tested positive for COVID-19. Confirming the news in a tweet on Thursday evening, Mr Sudhakar wrote, "I have tested positive for COVID-19, after being uninfected through three waves of the pandemic".

Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns, the Karnataka government on Saturday instructed officials to initiate surveillance measures for those arriving from Japan and Thailand, including RT-PCR tests for symptomatic cases at the airport testing laboratory.

Experts have predicted fourth wave may peak after June and have its effects till October, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Tuesday as he stressed on learning to live with the virus by taking precautionary measures.

Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns in different parts of the country and apprehensions about a possible fourth wave of the pandemic, the Karnataka government on Monday decided to issue guidelines making wearing face masks compulsory.

Karnataka Congress' 'padayatra' continued on Monday, even as an FIR was registered against 38 party members, including state president DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, for violation of COVID-19 rules.

The portions could not be completed within the timeframe since offline classes were suspended in view of surge in COVID-19 third wave, G Kumar Naik, Additional Chief Secretary said

The Karnataka government on Saturday issued revised guidelines against COVID infections among people coming from high-risk countries. The guidelines say that 7 days of home quarantine is mandatory for those coming from high-risk countries.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar today said the BF.7 variant of COVID-19 is transmissible with low virulence, but emphasised that senior citizens, children and pregnant women must remain cautious.

The Karnataka government has made it a must to wear masks at theatres and educational institutions and asked people to avoid crowded gatherings amid renewed COVID-19 concerns after cases spiked in China.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar today denounced the political twist being given to the state government's COVID-19 related advisory, by the opposition parties, saying it was issued based on scientific evidence and not for political reasons.

In view of a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in countries like China, the state government had said it would review its preparedness and the measures to be taken.

The Karnataka government has issued an advisory urging people to adhere to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour in view of newer sub-variants of Coronavirus being reported in neighbouring Maharashtra.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said he has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and that his trip to Delhi stands cancelled.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, the Karnataka government is mulling over imposing fines for not wearing masks in public places here.

With rising COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru, the civic agency in the city has made masks compulsory in public places and decided to increase the tests for the virus from the existing 16,000 a day to 20,000 a day.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar has tested positive for COVID-19. Confirming the news in a tweet on Thursday evening, Mr Sudhakar wrote, "I have tested positive for COVID-19, after being uninfected through three waves of the pandemic".

Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns, the Karnataka government on Saturday instructed officials to initiate surveillance measures for those arriving from Japan and Thailand, including RT-PCR tests for symptomatic cases at the airport testing laboratory.

Experts have predicted fourth wave may peak after June and have its effects till October, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Tuesday as he stressed on learning to live with the virus by taking precautionary measures.

Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns in different parts of the country and apprehensions about a possible fourth wave of the pandemic, the Karnataka government on Monday decided to issue guidelines making wearing face masks compulsory.

Karnataka Congress' 'padayatra' continued on Monday, even as an FIR was registered against 38 party members, including state president DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, for violation of COVID-19 rules.

The portions could not be completed within the timeframe since offline classes were suspended in view of surge in COVID-19 third wave, G Kumar Naik, Additional Chief Secretary said