Prioritise saving lives, health ministry advises Karnataka as Covid cases rise

Discussions were also held to strategise the State’s response action to the pandemic. (Express Photo)

Officials from the Union Ministry of Health Tuesday advised the Karnataka government to prioritise saving lives and providing treatment to patients while formulating the strategy to contain the novel coronavirus in the state.

“The priority of the (Karnataka) government should be to save lives and to provide treatment. The government should also ensure guidelines are strictly followed at containment zones,” a team led by Arti Ahuja, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Dr. P. Raveendran, Director, Emergency Medical Response Centre said.

Karnataka is one of the few states in India that has recorded rapid growth in the number of fresh Covid cases and deaths since the beginning of June.