Karnataka bans all large gatherings including marriages for 1 week amid COVID19 scare

In a massive development, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, on Friday, has anunced that all malls, cinema halls, pubs, marris and or large garings in state have been banned for next week. Chief Minister h invoked relevant sections of Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897  to subdue outbreak of Covid-19 in state on Wednesday, as per reports. Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (Central Act of 1897) reportedly allows state government to anunce special temporary measures to be observed by public.

Fifth coronavirus case reported in Karnataka

First death in India due to Coronavirus

This development comes amid India witnessing its first death due to Coronavirus. On Thursday, laboratory reports confirmed that a 76-year-old man from Karnataka's Kalaburagi who passed away on Tuesday night h contracted vel coronavirus. According to Karnataka Health Department, Telangana government has been informed about this as he was mitted to a hospital re.

India records first vel Coronavirus death as deceased Kalaburagi man tests positive

mitted in hospital on March 5

Earlier, Karnataka Health Department revealed that man returned from Saudi Arabia to Hyderab on February 29. Initially, he was mitted to outpatient department of a private hospital in Kalaburagi on March 5. After 4 days, he was shifted to a private hospital in Hyderab. However, hospital informed patient’s family to shift him back to Kalaburagi and he, unfortunately, passed away in ambulance on way to Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences on Tuesday. 

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Coronavirus crisis in India

As of date, total number of positive cases in India has risen upto 83 - Haryana-15, Telangana-1, Rajasthan-3, Andhra Presh - 1, Karnataka-5, Jammu-1, Lakh-3, Maharashtra- 16, Tamil Nu-1, Uttar Presh-11, Delhi-6, Punjab-1, Kerala-19 (out of which 3 recovered).  India has suspended all visas, barring for a few categories such as diplomatic and employment apart from keeping in abeyance visa-free travel facility to OCI cardholders till April 15. government is monitoring all suspected cases and issued preventive visories - visit official government here: MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

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