<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka has revised guidelines for home isolation of Covid-positive patients. According to the new rules, an empanelled agency will conduct a telephonic triage of the patient. A team of health workers will visit the patient and conduct the triage. Alternatively, an external agency will conduct a telephonic triage.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The home isolated patient can be discharged after 10 days and undergo an additional seven days of home isolation after this. After nine days at the hospital, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was discharged after he tested negative for Covid-19 yesterday. He will remain under home quarantine for a couple of days before resuming official work in full swing.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah is stable and is undergoing treatment in a private hospital. The Health Minister B Sriramulu too is undergoing treatment in a Government hospital. AIR Correspondent reports that the Covid 19 recovery rate in Karnataka is gradually improving by the day. From a dismal 38 percent last month, the recovery rate has today climbed to 54.4 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The average compounded daily growth rate showed a slight decline climbing down from 4.1 to 3.8 percent. Similarly the doubling rate has improved from seven days last month to 17 days now. Similarly fatality rate has come down from 2.1 percent to 1.8 percent now. The asymptomatic Covid patients are 83 percent and 17 percent are symptomatic. In Bengaluru the Positivity rate has come down from 24.15 percent last month to 17.92 percent now. BBMP has increased Free Covid Test in Bengaluru.</span> <br />