Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Apr 11: The state of Karnataka is fighting coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic bravely. The steps taken by Karnataka in containing the pandemic has become a model to the whole country.

Compared to states like Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala, where the number of infected persons is much more than that of the state, Karnataka is doing extremely well with only around 10 infected cases every day. So far, only 207 people are infected in Karnataka.

If other states are reporting six to seven percent of Covid-19 positive cases, Karnataka is registering only three percent cases. An expert said that the bold steps taken by the state government immediately after announcing the lockdown like immediately tracing primary and secondary contacts with the infected person and strict home and hospital quarantine, have helped in keeping the pandemic under control.

Health, revenue and police department of the state are working efficiently. Their role in containing the pandemic is of the highest order, opined Dr Manjunath. So far throat culture samples of 7,975 people are tested, out of which only 207 people are found to have Covid-19 virus infection.

According to Dr Nagaraj of Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, the state had taken immediate action of keeping international travellers arriving in the state under strict home quarantine, which helped to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

Due to these steps taken by the state government of Karnataka, the pandemic has still not reached to community spreading level.