<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka, the emergency Cabinet meeting called by the Chief Minister has decided to make District Incharge Ministers responsible for the Covid containment measures in all the districts.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Briefing the media persons in Bengaluru today after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said that the Industries minister Jagadish Shetter will supervise availability of Oxygen in the hospitals and Revenue Minister R Ashok will be supervising the availability of beds.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He also announced that the media personnel will be considered as the frontline warriors in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports<i>,</i>&nbsp;in another press conference in Bengaluru today, the Bengaluru South Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya has brought forth a scam in the allocation of hospital beds for the Covid patients in Bengaluru.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He revealed that an investigation has revealed that Arogya Mitras appointed in private hospitals by the Government and bed booking system incharge in private hospitals have indulged in unscrupulous methods to create artificial scarcity in the city.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He alleged that based on monetary considerations or influence of authorities, the beds allocated online are reallocated to others.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that a common man is made to run pillar to post to find the hospital bed due to this artificial shortage.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Chief Minister has said that he will speak to Tejasvi Surya on this unholy nexus and initiate action against the culprits.</span><br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | May 4, 2021 9:13 PM
Karnataka govt to make District Incharge Ministers responsible for Covid containment measures