No need to worry about coronavirus, says BS Yediyurappa

Team Udayavani, Mar 4, 2020, 3:50 PM IST

Bengaluru: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that all necessary arrangements have been made to deal with the situation and there and there is no need to worry about coronavirus.

“We have issued instructions to all hospitals. We have made all the arrangements. People in Karnataka should not worry,” Yediyurappa was quoted speaking to ANI.

CM’s comment came as Bengaluru reported the first case, after a techie from the city with a travel history to Dubai and interaction with Hongkong-based people there, was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad.

The apartment where the software engineer was staying has been sanitised. Besides, his 25 colleagues have been identified. One of them has been admitted to the hospital as a precautionary measure and his blood sample has been sent for lab test.

Global deaths due to coronavirus outbreak on Monday rose above 3,000 with the new count in China mainland rising to 2,912. The deadly virus, that originated in China late last year, continues to spread around the world and has infected more than 80,000 people.