Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai called an emergency meeting on tomorrow 1pm January 21 with experts of the health and disaster department to discuss the rise in Covid-19 cases in the state. Tomorrow meeting will decide government continues weekend curfew or give relaxation.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said his government will re-examine the COVID-19 curbs that are in place, and will take a decision regarding relaxation, including the weekend curfew on 21 January. CM Bommai, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on 10 January, today resumed his day-to-day work from office, after recovery.
“On Friday, I will hold a meeting with experts, and will re-examine the curbs that have been enforced,” CM Bommai said. Speaking to reporters here, he said, “The Covid-19 numbers are increasing, but it has not put a load on hospitals with very less admissions, attention should be given to OPD (Outpatient Department), with all this, let’s see what experts have to say.”
Asked whether the weekend curfew will be withdrawn, the CM maintained that all those things will be decided after consulting the experts and going through their report. He said based on the trends in different countries and states, experts have estimated that the COVID-19 cases may peak in the state by January end and the first week of February.
To a question, why discussion on relaxing curbs when the cases are expected to peak, Basavraj Bommai said, “the general feeling that it (infection) is like a flu, and not much hospitalization is taking place, so day-to-day activities can be allowed by following Covid rules. Experts are examining it, they will place things before us on Friday. Following which we will make a decision.”
The Karnataka reports 40,449 covid-19 cases in 24 hours. Government on Wednesday revised the guidelines for testing, isolation, and quarantine for COVID-19. Karnataka on Wednesday registered 40,499 new Covid-19 cases and 21 deaths. The positivity rate in the state stood at 18.80 per cent.
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Daily Covid-19 cases in Karnataka, as well as its capital Bengaluru, declined marginally on Tuesday, with the state logging 40,499 fresh infections, including 24,135 in the city, data shared by state health minister Dr Sudhakar K showed. A day ago, as many as 41,457 people tested positive, of which 25,595 were from the metropolis.
The data further showed that 23,209 more people were discharged after recovering from the virus, while active cases rose to 267,650 from 250,381. The state capital has total 184,000 active cases, while the corresponding figures a day ago was 178,000.
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