In view of rising covid cases in rural areas, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yedyurappa will interact with select gram panchayats reporting high caseload, via video conferencing on May 26, regarding containment measure.
Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said: ''Tomorrow the Chief Minister will interact with select gram panchayats with high cases, via video conference.'' He said, with indications that COVID is coming under control in cities like Bengaluru, the government's focus is now on rural areas, and hence district administrations have been given greater responsibility, including, implementation of lockdown locally.
Accordingly, instructions have been given for micro contaminants in rural areas, PDOs (Panchayath Development Officers), health officers and police officers of the respective limits have been given the responsibility, he said.
On black fungus disease, Bommai said the state ministers have held discussions with Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizer D V Sadananada Gowda, who has assured that the Centre will supply 1,000 vials of medicine for the treatment of Mucormycosis (black fungus). Karnataka has reported 446 Mucormycosis or black fungus infections and 12 related fatalities so far.
The Minister said directions have been to make special arrangements, including setting up ICUs at pediatric wards in district hospitals, for the treatment of children, in the days to come. There have been reports expressing concern that Covid will disproportionately affect children in the next wave, however, several experts have said that there is no reason to believe in it.
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