12 passengers test Covid positive at KIA

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is actively conducting Covid- 19 testing. Out of the 2,867 tests that were conducted on December 24th, 12 passengers turned out to be positive and their samples have been sent for genome sequencing, to check for any variants of the virus.

Travellers coming from China and neighbouring areas are being scanned with utmost priority.  According to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Commissioner Tushar Girinath authorities are unsure about the test positivity rate of travellers coming from China.

The authorities plan to closely monitor the situation of in the Silicon City. In a meeting conducted by Chief Minister Basarvaraj Bommai, along with the ministers an appropriate guideline for the new surge of Covd was deliberated upon and will be out before New Year to avoid negligence suffered during the first and second surge of the pandemic.

The latest BBMP war room reports claim 19 confirmed cases with 40 recovered cases and zero deaths in Bangalore. The city ran a positivity rate of 1.06 percent and cumulative active cases in the state are 18, 76,590 cases with 18, 58,418 recovery cases.  

The latest vaccination update reports that 232 doses were administered on Sunday with 204-second doses and 4,044 precaution doses applied respectively. The Karnataka State government is urging citizens to use masks in public places and indoor environments.

With the recent spike of Covid -19 cases has caused citizens to panic but the Karnataka Health Department and the state government have made the wearing of masks mandatory in all public places. Precautionary measures like social distancing, washing and sanitising of hands alongside maintaining a healthy diet and exercise.