Karnataka Guv tells govt to bring Covid situation under control

Bengaluru, April 18 : Alarmed by the rapid surge in new cases, Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on Sunday directed the state government to bring the Covid situation under control soon.
“Take all necessary steps to bring the Covid situation under control at the earliest,” he told top officials at an emergency meeting he convened at the Raj Bhavan.
As Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is under treatment for Covid at a private hospital in the city, Vala called Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, E.V. Ramana Reddy, and state Health Secretary Jawaid Akhtar for the meeting.
“The Governor advised the officials to ensure enough oxygen supply, drugs and beds for Covid patients in hospitals across the state,” a Raj Bhavan communique said.
Vala’s intervention came on a day when a record 19,067 new cases were reported from across the state, with Bengaluru accounting for 12,793 of them.
The new cases took the state’s Covid tally to 11,61,065, including 1,33,543 active cases and the city’s tally to 5,46,635, including 97,897 active cases.