While about 15 districts on an average in Karnataka have been consistently reporting zero cases for about a fortnight, Friday saw 18 districts with nil cases. Except Bengaluru Urban that reported 84 cases on Friday, the remaining districts have recorded cases in single digits.
However, the State’s Technical Advisory Committee, which reviewed the situation on March 16, has recommended that at this juncture it is prudent to continue implementation of compulsory face masking by adults in public areas including in cars and other transport vehicles.
In fact, following a prediction by researchers from IIT, Kanpur, that a fourth wave will hit India from June to October, the TAC has recommended sentinel surveillance, followed by genomic surveillance at the district and taluk hospitals. The committee has also recommended a sewage surveillance followed by genomic sequencing for early recognition of a new variant.
