Karnataka Health Minister calls emergency meeting over Coronavirus case in Telangana

Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Tuesday has called an emergency meeting of officials at Bengaluru. This meeting comes after a Telangana techie was found positive for COVID-19, vel Coronavirus infection which has killed nearly 3,000 people across world till w. meeting will begin at 12.30 pm on Tuesday.

guidelines to all schools and educational institutions, Police, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA & UD), Transport Department, Revenue Department, and Tourism Department will be discussed in an emergency meeting.

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Earlier, Sriramulu had said, government has strengned all surveillance and control measures against spread of virus in Karnataka. Till date, 468 travellers from COVID-19 affected countries have been identified and 284 are under home isolation while one admitted in selected isolation hospital, he had said.

Karnataka Minister had also said that till date samples of symptomatic are sent for testing, out of which 240 samples were eligible for testing and 238 were reported as negative.

He added that 104 'arogya sahayavani' (health helpline) has been set up for receiving calls and providing guidance over Coronavirus and 6,770 calls have been received and information was provided.

Globally, more than 3,100 people have died as a result of virus, vast majority of m in China. More than 90,000 people have been infected, with cases registered in more than 60 countries.

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First case in Telangana

first confirmed case of vel Coronavirus in Telangana was reported from Hyderabad on Monday when a 24-year-old man, who had come in contact with some Hong Kong citizens, while he was in Dubai on February 17, tested positive for virus. After arriving in Bengaluru on February 20, he went to Hyderabad by bus on February 22. He was first admitted to a private hospital after he displayed flu symptoms.

After four days of receiving treatment, he was shifted to a state-government hospital where he was diagsed with virus. Most of his close aides and neighbours are being monitored for ir health condition to kw ir health status. On Sunday, Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender said that state government is on high alert since confirmation of one Coronavirus positive case here. Health Department has issued an advisory to all educational institutes. 

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(with ncies input)