Eight fresh cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
A total of eight persons, including two persons who returned from Congo and Kuwait, tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
There were two cases in Salem and one each in Chengalpattu, Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. A total of 10 persons were discharged. The State’s active caseload stood at 57, of which 15 were in Chennai.
A total of 22 international passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival in the State. Seven of them were in home isolation, while the rest were discharged/cross-notified.
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka S.M. Krishna, who passed away on Tuesday, aspired to remake Bengaluru on the lines of the South Asian economic giant Singapore. That statement, which presented his vision for the city, equally lauded and criticised, probably encapsulates his legacy in Bengaluru, a city many credit him to have put on the global map.
The eight Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered speed trap cameras on international airport road elevated expressway, set up in May this year, seems to have brought down fatalities in accidents on the stretch slightly. However, this road continues to be one of the deadliest stretches in the city and the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) has now partnered with Indian Institute of Technology - Madras (IIT-M) to study the reasons for accidents and make pointed interventions.