Suresh Kumar asks CM to screen journalists for COVID-19

Team Udayavani, Apr 21, 2020, 12:56 PM IST

Bengaluru: Alarmed by reports that 53 media persons have contracted coronavirus in Maharashtra, a Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to screen all the journalists in Karnataka.

During the regular COVID-19 related briefing on Monday, a reporter had raised the issue of 53 journalists in the neighboring state testing positive for the disease, with Suresh Kumar.

In Maharashtra, out of the 171 scribes examined medically, 53 were found to have the viral infection.

In his letter to the CM, Kumar said a similar test should be carried on the journalists in Karnataka.

“The journalists wanted a similar kind of screening to be carried out on them. Therefore, please direct the health and the information department immediately to conduct the screening of journalists who are in contact with public,” Kumar said.