By Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka
Corona cases have seen an increasing trend creating a sense of fear and despair among all. The only way to control this pandemic is to create widespread awareness and ensure early testing and preventive measures with active co-operation of civil society and grassroot-level local bodies. Of the 5 lakh-odd COVID positive cases in the State, around 4 lakh people have been cured of this disease. There have been 8,023 deaths and we have lost about 1.5 percent of those infected.
