Rising COVID-19 Cases : Karnataka High Court Seeks To Know Steps Taken By State, BBMP
Live LawThe Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said if the upward trend of positive case of corona virus continues in the state it would want the state government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and other stakeholder to address the court on March 25 on issues concerning preventive steps to be taken to stop spread of Covid-19. It is pointed out that as per official figures published by the state government, 68,469 tests were conducted and 1135 positive cases were detected, out of which 710 cases are from Bengaluru urban district." It added: "If the present upward trend of positive cases continues, on the next date we will have to hear the state, BBMP and other stakeholders on issues concerning preventing steps to be taken for the spread of covid-19." Chief Justice Oka, on going through the daily report issued on March 16 by the state government regarding positive covid-19 cases, said "The fatality rate has gone down less than 1 percent now.