Bengaluru: The second wave of coronavirus has impacted the complete nation severely. The state of Karnataka has additionally suffered from the COVID disaster. Amid the pandemic, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday (May 7) mentioned a lockdown to curb the rise in COVID-19 instances could possibly be inevitable if individuals don’t cooperate.
“People are not following the Janata Curfew properly. They are not abiding by our warnings. Hence, lockdown could be inevitable,” he advised reporters close to Annamma Devi Temple right here forward of a vital assembly later Friday in view of the alarming rise in coronavirus instances.
According to him, the authorities will finalise in a day or two in regards to the stringent measures required to manage COVID.
“If people wish that stringent measures should not be taken, then people should cooperate by wearing masks and maintaining social distancing,” the Chief Minister mentioned. Otherwise, robust measures will turn into crucial, he added.
Regarding the oxygen disaster, Yediyurappa mentioned he has been attempting to resolve the problem truthfully.
To a query on COVID sufferers and their family members coming to the CM’s home and Vidhana Soudha in search of a hospital mattress, he mentioned this was improper and folks ought to cease it.
“I won’t say it is wrong to voice their woes. I understand their sufferings and I am trying to resolve their problems because we are pro-people,” the Chief Minister mentioned.
He mentioned individuals ought to keep away from coming to CM House or Vidhana Soudha because the officers would get in contact with them.
The Chief Minister hailed Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya for exposing the hospital mattress rip-off by which the beds reserved for COVID sufferers in personal hospitals have been blocked by a couple of individuals and allotted for a bribe.
“Tejasvi Surya had obtained the list (of scamsters) after much effort and brought the irregularities in allotment of bed to the COVID patients to the notice of the government,” Yediyurappa mentioned.
He, nonetheless, took a dig at Congress MLA and former minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan for talking in poor health of Tejasvi Surya.
The COVID instances in Karnataka have elevated at an alarming proportion. The state is reporting about 50,000 instances each day and has about 5.5 lakh energetic instances. The each day fatalities too have been exceeding 300.
The prime 5 states which have registered most COVID-19 instances are Maharashtra with 62,194 instances, adopted by Karnataka with 49,058 instances, Kerala with 42,464 instances, Uttar Pradesh with 26,622 instances, and Tamil Nadu with 24,898 instances. About 49.55 per cent of the brand new instances are reported from these 5 states, with Maharashtra alone accountable for 15.02 per cent of the brand new instances.
