India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Bengaluru, Apr 28: Amid surging COVID-19 cases in the State, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka claimed on Wednesday most infected people have switched off their phones and about 3,000 of them who have gone ”missing” from Bengaluru are spreading the disease. Police have been asked to trace them, the minister told reporters.
“We are giving free medicines to the people, which can control 90 per cent of cases, but they have (COVID infected people) switched off their mobile phones. They reach the hospital in a critical stage to desperately look for the ICU beds.This is what is happening now,” Ashoka said.
He said most of those infected with COVID have switched off their phones and are not letting people know about their whereabouts, which is making things difficult.
“I feel that at least 2,000 to 3,000 people in Bengaluru have switched off their phones and left their houses.We…