Bengaluru

The safety screen or safety cockpit enables social distancing within the confines of a car and acts as a safeguard to prevent droplet and aerosol transmission.

Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan and Health Minister B Sriramulu, in a joint press conference, ruled out any inquiry and challenged the opposition to prove there was misappropriation.

Ahead of the complete city-wide lockdown in starting from 8pm on Tuesday evening, hundreds of people rushed back to their hometowns.

The 83-year-old leader has been asymptomatic and "there is no cause for worry," his elder son Santhosh J Poojary told reporters here.

The task force committee consists of Health Minister Sriramulu, Home Minister S R Bommai, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan and Minister Sudhakar besides the Chief Secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar.

The student was writing the Mathematics exam at the Mallapatna Government School in Arkalgud taluk of Hassan district when his test results came out.

Speculation is rife that congress is likely to support JD(S) with its surplus votes if the regional party fields Gowda, and in return may seek favour during legislative council polls slated later this month.

Wearing a yellow jacket and mask, the young boy carried a placard reading 'special category' passenger. His mother Manjeesh Sharma was at the airport to pick him up.

Commerce and Industries Department's Principal Secretary Gaurav Gupta said following the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pushback against China by several countries.

On Wednesday, another Indian pharmaceutical company, Strides Pharma Science Ltd, said it had developed and commercialised favipiravir antiviral tablets, and had applied to Indian drug authorities to start trials.