In Karnataka, Bengaluru Urban district in Karnataka has 175 confirmed COVID 19 positive cases and six people have died due to the pandemic. In this regard, the city corporation has launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness on the need to self examine the respiratory health for Bengaloreans.
Pranavayu programme aims to create awareness through advertisements in media about the need to carry out self examination for early detection of any ailment that could aggravate the situation if contracted with the viral infection.
The initiative will allow them to monitor blood oxygen levels and heart rates of patients showing influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in fever clinics.
Several deaths due to COVID-19 are reported due to Severe Acute Respiratory illness (SARI).
Pranavayu awareness programme is an attempt to help people with low oxygen level in their blood to get themselves checked early before their ailments become fatal.
So far, Bengaluru Urban district in Karnataka reported 175 confirmed COVID-19 positive cases and 6 people have died due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 84 persons have recovered and discharged. There are 21 containment zones in the city.