<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa held meetings today with health officials and Cabinet members to review the surge in COVID 19 cases in Bengaluru. After the meetings, the Chief Minister announced that a meeting with Bengaluru legislators will be held tomorrow to discuss the future course of action. Saying that there are 3700 active cases in the state, he pointed out that the recovery rate in the state is 61 percent. <br />''<br />''He has directed officials to arrange additional ambulances apart from 100 that are functional in Bengaluru to ferry COVID patients. He also asked them to separate asymptomatic patients from symptomatic patients and make arrangements for their quarantine facilities. He has said that private hotels and Haj bhavans will be used to lodge asymptomatic patients.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">After the CMs meeting today, Revenue Minister R Ashoka informed media persons that as of now there is no call on lockdown of Bengaluru. He clarified that only containment zones are sealed down. He further said that it is decided to ensure half of 10,000 beds in medical colleges and hospitals in Bengaluru are set aside for COVID 19 treatment. <br />''<br />''He also disclosed that a real time bed availability dashboard will come up for the convenience of patients. It was also decided in the meeting to provide institutional quarantine for patients coming from Maharashtra and those coming from Delhi and Tamilnadu will be put in home quarantine.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />''