<p>Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who was discharged from hospital on Thursday, six days after he tested positive for Covid-19, has convened a meeting of ministers to discuss the pandemic situation, which he said had become “uncontrollable”.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa was undergoing treatment in hospital as he was infected with the coronavirus on April 16, the second time in nine months.</p>.<p>“I’m doing alright. I’ve called a meeting of ministers at 4 pm at home,” Yediyurappa told reporters. “Directions are being issued on what they need to do in the districts. I’ve been in constant touch with my chief secretary P Ravi Kumar, the law minister and others on the situation,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/karnataka-cm-yediyurappa-discharged-from-hospital-after-recovering-from-covid-19-977156.html" target="_blank">Karnataka CM Yediyurappa discharged from hospital after recovering from Covid-19</a></strong></p>.<p>Yediyurappa, 78, is likely to remain home for the next couple of days following the advice of doctors.</p>.<p>“The situation is deteriorating with each passing day. In every house, 3-4 people are infected,” Yediyurappa said.</p>.<p>“I request people with folded hands: Don’t step out of your homes unnecessarily. This is deteriorating the situation and we’ve reached a stage where things have become uncontrollable,” he said, and stressed on the importance of wearing masks, sanitizing and keeping physical distance. “There’s no other way to stop Covid.”</p>.<p>The government had taken strict measures already, he said, referring to the weekend curfew. “Don’t make the police take action. I request citizens to cooperate.”</p>
<p>Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who was discharged from hospital on Thursday, six days after he tested positive for Covid-19, has convened a meeting of ministers to discuss the pandemic situation, which he said had become “uncontrollable”.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa was undergoing treatment in hospital as he was infected with the coronavirus on April 16, the second time in nine months.</p>.<p>“I’m doing alright. I’ve called a meeting of ministers at 4 pm at home,” Yediyurappa told reporters. “Directions are being issued on what they need to do in the districts. I’ve been in constant touch with my chief secretary P Ravi Kumar, the law minister and others on the situation,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/karnataka-cm-yediyurappa-discharged-from-hospital-after-recovering-from-covid-19-977156.html" target="_blank">Karnataka CM Yediyurappa discharged from hospital after recovering from Covid-19</a></strong></p>.<p>Yediyurappa, 78, is likely to remain home for the next couple of days following the advice of doctors.</p>.<p>“The situation is deteriorating with each passing day. In every house, 3-4 people are infected,” Yediyurappa said.</p>.<p>“I request people with folded hands: Don’t step out of your homes unnecessarily. This is deteriorating the situation and we’ve reached a stage where things have become uncontrollable,” he said, and stressed on the importance of wearing masks, sanitizing and keeping physical distance. “There’s no other way to stop Covid.”</p>.<p>The government had taken strict measures already, he said, referring to the weekend curfew. “Don’t make the police take action. I request citizens to cooperate.”</p>
