"Have To Make Compulsory Testing And Vaccination": Karnataka Chief Minister

Basavaraj Bommai, who is on his first visit to the national capital after becoming a chief minister, also said the Karnataka government will further strengthen the state's health infrastructure to combat the current wave of the pandemic.

Amid rising Covid cases in Karnataka, its new chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said there is a need to tighten the borders and take measures to put in place compulsory testing to stop the spread of the virus. Basavaraj Bommai, who is on his first visit to the national capital after becoming a chief minister, also said the Karnataka government will further strengthen the state's health infrastructure to combat the current wave of the pandemic. Interacting with reporters before meeting Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Karnataka chief minister said he was here to meet the prime minister, the BJP chief and other Union ministers to thank them and seek their blessings. On rising Covid cases in Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai said he has spoken to district collectors of Dakshin Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, and Kodagu in this regard.