Karnataka Covid News

The MUDA scam that had been occupying headlines in Karnataka has been pushed aside by a new scam - alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of crores meant to fight Covid during the BJP rule in the state - raising allegations of tit-for-tat scam

The administration in Chandigarh and Karnataka reinstated the mandatory use of masks, especially for people above 60 years of age.

Amid rising Covid-19 cases in five states -- Kerala, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and Karnataka, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday with top officials and chief health secretaries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday charged the Congress and JD(S) with trying to indulge in politics when the Centre was trying to rescue people from war-torn Sudan and Ukraine, and during the Covid crisis.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will join the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in Karnataka for the upcoming state Assembly polls from Belagavi and Bagalkote districts starting Wednesday, sources said.

The death count has risen to 5,30,892 with 11 deaths -- three from Maharashtra and one each in Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan -- recorded in a 24-hour span. The toll also includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data stated.

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.

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".

Registering a surge in numbers again, Karnataka on Wednesday reported 48,905 new cases of COVID-19 and 39 fatalities, taking the tally to 36,54,413, and death toll to 38,705.

Karnataka reported 50,210 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, two days after the state lifted the weekend curfew that had been imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

The Karnataka Health department censured the doctors who were allegedly speaking to the media and giving out 'inaccurate', 'inadequate' and 'unsubstantiated' information about COVID-19.

Amid rising Covid cases and several government restrictions in place, Karnataka Minister Umesh Katti, who was seen without wearing a mask at a public event, refused to do so claiming that PM Modi had said "it is individual's responsibility".

The COVID-19 experts in Karnataka expect that the state may witness coronavirus infections touching the peak on January 25 before coming down gradually, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka said on Monday.

Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on Thursday issued a fresh set of advisory to Resident Welfare Associations to enforce strict surveillance and containment of the virus.

The Congress today called off its widely-criticised padyatra or 10-day march in Karnataka midway after five leaders tested positive.

The MUDA scam that had been occupying headlines in Karnataka has been pushed aside by a new scam - alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of crores meant to fight Covid during the BJP rule in the state - raising allegations of tit-for-tat scam

The administration in Chandigarh and Karnataka reinstated the mandatory use of masks, especially for people above 60 years of age.

Amid rising Covid-19 cases in five states -- Kerala, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and Karnataka, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday with top officials and chief health secretaries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday charged the Congress and JD(S) with trying to indulge in politics when the Centre was trying to rescue people from war-torn Sudan and Ukraine, and during the Covid crisis.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will join the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in Karnataka for the upcoming state Assembly polls from Belagavi and Bagalkote districts starting Wednesday, sources said.

The death count has risen to 5,30,892 with 11 deaths -- three from Maharashtra and one each in Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan -- recorded in a 24-hour span. The toll also includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data stated.

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.

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".

Registering a surge in numbers again, Karnataka on Wednesday reported 48,905 new cases of COVID-19 and 39 fatalities, taking the tally to 36,54,413, and death toll to 38,705.

Karnataka reported 50,210 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, two days after the state lifted the weekend curfew that had been imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

The Karnataka Health department censured the doctors who were allegedly speaking to the media and giving out 'inaccurate', 'inadequate' and 'unsubstantiated' information about COVID-19.

Amid rising Covid cases and several government restrictions in place, Karnataka Minister Umesh Katti, who was seen without wearing a mask at a public event, refused to do so claiming that PM Modi had said "it is individual's responsibility".

The COVID-19 experts in Karnataka expect that the state may witness coronavirus infections touching the peak on January 25 before coming down gradually, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka said on Monday.

Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on Thursday issued a fresh set of advisory to Resident Welfare Associations to enforce strict surveillance and containment of the virus.

The Congress today called off its widely-criticised padyatra or 10-day march in Karnataka midway after five leaders tested positive.