Health | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

What to do if you test positive for COVID in Bengaluru

July 7, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

What to do if you have symptoms or test positive for COVID? Where can you get treated? Here’s a comprehensive COVID Bengaluru Guide.

A resident of a containment area being tested for COVID-19 in a fever clinic. Pic: BBMP Commissioner/Facebook

Civic group to CM: Need transparent COVID policy and info, oversight of pvt hospitals

July 7, 2020 Dr Sylvia Karpagam

The civic group Naavu Bharatiyaru has written to the Chief Minister, demanding a coherent COVID policy to alleviate panic amid rising COVID cases. The group has also demanded that information about healthcare facilities be in the public domain, and that government should oversee hospitals that treat COVID.

Unlock 1.0: Are safety measures in Bengaluru restaurants, shops adequate?

June 27, 2020 Pragathi R

The number of COVID cases in Bengaluru has been sharply rising of late. The city’s commercial establishments do have some safety measures in place, but are these enough?

How lockdown + unemployment + hunger + liquor increased domestic conflicts in low income households

June 18, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty and Pranshu Rathee

Adding alcohol to the already-potent mix of livelihood loss and food insecurity set off a range of mental health issues. It manifested in domestic conflicts in low-income households. Women were often at the receiving end of volatile emotions and domestic violence.

Travelling to Karnataka and Bangalore and Quarantine rules

Explained: Updated quarantine rules for travel to Bengaluru

May 28, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Updated rules for inter-district, inter-state and international travellers, as on May 26.

Explained: Quarantine rules if you travel to Bengaluru

May 17, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

What are the rules for inter-district, inter-state and international travel to Karnataka?

Countering child abuse during lockdown

May 2, 2020 Radio Active 90.4MHz

During lockdown, cases of child abuse are likely to spike but children have fewer avenues to seek help.

Lockdown distress: People with HIV unable to buy medicines and food

April 30, 2020 Radio Active 90.4MHz

During lockdown, people living with HIV (PLHIV) have not been able to step out and buy critical medicines and food. Many have had no work or wages either.

This long lockdown could result in severe issues for the elderly, like boredom, depression and other health complications. The elderly need to stay positive and keep themselves engaged. Pic: Luke Dhanaraj

Indoor walks, online meetings and more: How a senior citizen is beating lockdown monotony

April 28, 2020 Luke Dhanaraj

Lockdown can lead to boredom, depression and other health complications for senior citizens. Walking indoors, online engagements etc can help them cope.

Bengaluru Buzz: Lockdown relaxation | Tele medicine helplines, app | Rise in water consumption… and more

April 27, 2020 News Desk

Even as the lockdown is relaxed partially, COVID-19 cases continue to be reported in Bengaluru and the government is upping surveillance measures. Read more in our weekly news roundup.

COVID-19 lockdown: “Two weeks after BBMP survey, migrant workers in Mahadevapura and Doddagubbi remain hungry”

April 24, 2020 Angarika Guha

About two weeks ago, BBMP officials surveyed around 1000 migrant workers stranded in Mahadevapura and Doddagubbi. But they have since been unresponsive as workers desperately wait for food.

Map of COVID hotspots in Bangalore (April 16 - BBMP War Room Bulletin)

Is your ward among Bengaluru’s COVID-19 hotspots?

April 17, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

As per latest data, 32 BBMP wards are now COVID hotspots. While previous data from the BBMP war room had discrepancies, these have been corrected now, say officials.

Govt hospitals were cleaned up to handle COVID-19, but will they remain so?

April 15, 2020 Ekta Sawant

Since mid-March, government hospitals in the city seem to have been cleaned up and prepared to deal with COVID-19. But what is the average government hospital like, otherwise? How can we ensure they are well-maintained all the time, and not just during emergencies?

Bengaluru’s robust milk supply chain beats Covid-19

April 11, 2020 Pragathi R

While the supply chain of several commodities have been disrupted following the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, milk supply in the city is able to carry on almost unaffected and with minimal operational challenges. The dairy sector’s managers say that losses, if any, are marginal and can be recovered in the post-lockdown period.

“Govt decision to stop free food from Indira Canteens is heartless”

April 6, 2020 Dr Sylvia Karpagam

As the food supplied from Indira Canteens is no longer free, there are grave concerns about the health and nutrition of the poor during the lockdown. There’s no clarity on government’s plans to supply dry rations or cooked food either.