Karnataka govt demands all 'home quarantined' cases to send selfies every 1 hour to verify

In a drastic measure taken by Karanataka government, Yediyurappa government on Monday has ordered all persons under Home quarantine to send a selfie to government - every one hour from ir homes, according to a govt circular. government has stated that with selfie sent to authorities location of individual will be kwn via a 'Quarantine watch mobile App'. Currently, Karnataka has 80 active cases with 5 discharged.

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Karnataka govt demands hourly selfies from 'home-quarantined'

circular also claims if home quarantined individual fails to send a selfie every hour, government team will shift such 'defaulters' to government-created Mass quarantine. Moreover, government has also warned home-quarantined to t send 'fake or misleading photos' as that too will make m liable to mass quarantine. government has relaxed only from 10 PM to 7 AM for se individuals from t sending such selfies. Officials visiting quarantined individuals' homes are also instructed to use App to click photo of Home-quarantined persons and send it to government.

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As of date, 1071 positive cases have been reported of pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) - 99 have been discharged and Maharashtra reporting highest at 220. 29 deaths have been reported till date. India has suspended all visas and barred travel from Afghanistan, Philippines, EU, UK, China, Malaysia and mandatory 14-day quarantine from several or countries and Prime Minister has issued a 21-day countrywide lockdown starting from 25 March to April 15 and PM-CARES fund for aiding government.

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Moreover, MHA has ordered sealing all state borders, banning all human movement activities - allowing only goods to be transported. Amid mass movement of migrant workers across states fearing income due to lockdown, MHA has also ordered all states to provide shelter, food, and clothing to migrants and has waived off ir rents, apart from releasing a Rs 1.71 lakh crores ecomic pack for needy. Visit official government site here: MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE