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* Update at 1.55pm | A 69-year-old man who died in Vijayapura on Sunday was infected with Covid-19, the Karnataka health and family welfare department said on Tuesday. He is the state's 9th cornanavirus fatality.
* Update at 1.13pm | No advance reservation of trains tickets, including e-tickets, till further orders; online cancellation facility remains functional: Railways
* Update at 1.14pm | Full refund for reservation made for trains cancelled till May 3 and advance bookings for further dates: Railways
* Update at 1.11pm: All ticket bookings will remain suspended till further orders, says Indian Railways
* Update at 12.52pm: No Covid-19 fresh cases reported in Mysuru and Mandya.
* Update at 12.49pm: Karnataka reports nine new cases, taking the tally to 258 in the state.
* Update at 11.04am: Railways to extend suspension of passenger services till May 3, reports PTI quoting official.
* Update at 10.15am | India nationwide lockdown extended until May 3: PM Modi
* 19 patients in Karnataka are below 14 years; 2 recovered
One out of every 13 Covid-19 patients in Karnataka is a child under 14 years of age and was infected because of proximity to an infected adult family member or acquaintance.
The 19 children (7.6%) among the 248 infected patients in the state till Monday have had no travel history abroad and were found infected as they were primary or secondary contacts of Covid-19 positive patients. Only two, including a 10-month-old baby boy in Dakshina Kannada, have recovered so far. The number of children found with the infection increased in the last two days, with four cases each being reported on Sunday and Monday.
The youngest of the child patients was a 10-month-old boy from Dakshina Kannada, who had a travel history of Kerala. The baby’s parents and grandparents tested negative for the infection.
* At 24%, state’s recovery rate is twice the national average
With nearly a quarter (60) of the 248 Covid-19 patients in the state having been discharged as on Monday, the recovery rate in Karnataka is more than double the national average.
Across India, 1,007 (10.9%) of the 9,190 Covid-19 patients had recovered as on Monday morning. The recovery rate in 17 states, including Karnataka, is better than the national average. Andaman and Nicobar Islands fares the best with a 90.9% recovery rate — 10 of 11 patients have been discharged. Kerala has also done well with 48% of its Covid-19 patients cured and discharged. Maharashtra also has a recovery rate of 10.9%.
* Bracing for post-lockdown hard times, the Karnataka government on Monday decided to auction about 12,000 BDA sites and regularise unauthorised constructions across the state in a bid to shore up its already-thin finances.
* K’taka readies plan for graded lockdown exit in non-Covid districts
Anticipating that PM Modi may allow states to opt for graded lifting of the lockdown in his address on Tuesday, Karnataka has prepared a plan to provide exemptions to certain sectors to resume activities from Wednesday.
Chief minister BS Yediyurappa held an extended meeting with senior ministers and officials on Monday to discuss plans to resume economic activities, including opening of liquor shops, in a limited way.
The state has informed the Centre that it’s ready to extend the lockdown till April 30, hoping it would be allowed to relax the curbs in non-epidemic zones. The meeting decided to increase the number of Covid-19 tests in the state and allow tuberculosis labs to conduct the checks.
* Update at 1.55pm | A 69-year-old man who died in Vijayapura on Sunday was infected with Covid-19, the Karnataka health and family welfare department said on Tuesday. He is the state's 9th cornanavirus fatality.
* Update at 1.13pm | No advance reservation of trains tickets, including e-tickets, till further orders; online cancellation facility remains functional: Railways
* Update at 1.14pm | Full refund for reservation made for trains cancelled till May 3 and advance bookings for further dates: Railways
* Update at 1.11pm: All ticket bookings will remain suspended till further orders, says Indian Railways
* Update at 12.52pm: No Covid-19 fresh cases reported in Mysuru and Mandya.
* Update at 12.49pm: Karnataka reports nine new cases, taking the tally to 258 in the state.
* Update at 11.04am: Railways to extend suspension of passenger services till May 3, reports PTI quoting official.
* Update at 10.15am | India nationwide lockdown extended until May 3: PM Modi
* 19 patients in Karnataka are below 14 years; 2 recovered
One out of every 13 Covid-19 patients in Karnataka is a child under 14 years of age and was infected because of proximity to an infected adult family member or acquaintance.
The 19 children (7.6%) among the 248 infected patients in the state till Monday have had no travel history abroad and were found infected as they were primary or secondary contacts of Covid-19 positive patients. Only two, including a 10-month-old baby boy in Dakshina Kannada, have recovered so far. The number of children found with the infection increased in the last two days, with four cases each being reported on Sunday and Monday.
The youngest of the child patients was a 10-month-old boy from Dakshina Kannada, who had a travel history of Kerala. The baby’s parents and grandparents tested negative for the infection.
* At 24%, state’s recovery rate is twice the national average
With nearly a quarter (60) of the 248 Covid-19 patients in the state having been discharged as on Monday, the recovery rate in Karnataka is more than double the national average.
Across India, 1,007 (10.9%) of the 9,190 Covid-19 patients had recovered as on Monday morning. The recovery rate in 17 states, including Karnataka, is better than the national average. Andaman and Nicobar Islands fares the best with a 90.9% recovery rate — 10 of 11 patients have been discharged. Kerala has also done well with 48% of its Covid-19 patients cured and discharged. Maharashtra also has a recovery rate of 10.9%.
* Bracing for post-lockdown hard times, the Karnataka government on Monday decided to auction about 12,000 BDA sites and regularise unauthorised constructions across the state in a bid to shore up its already-thin finances.
* K’taka readies plan for graded lockdown exit in non-Covid districts
Anticipating that PM Modi may allow states to opt for graded lifting of the lockdown in his address on Tuesday, Karnataka has prepared a plan to provide exemptions to certain sectors to resume activities from Wednesday.
Chief minister BS Yediyurappa held an extended meeting with senior ministers and officials on Monday to discuss plans to resume economic activities, including opening of liquor shops, in a limited way.
The state has informed the Centre that it’s ready to extend the lockdown till April 30, hoping it would be allowed to relax the curbs in non-epidemic zones. The meeting decided to increase the number of Covid-19 tests in the state and allow tuberculosis labs to conduct the checks.
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