Karnataka govt steps up on safety, increases O2 capacity

Following the hospital fire in Chennai, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that all hospitals in the state would undergo a fire safety audit. CM Bommai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed the Covid situation in Karnataka. A big vaccination drive will be done for the 6–12 age group. We will do a campaign in schools to administer doses while giving a thrust to vaccinating the 15–18 cohort,” he said. He also told PM Modi that the state has a full stock of oxygen and that it has also decided to add 1,100 metric tonnes of oxygen to its existing capacity. Times Now