Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa said they were taking all precautionary measures after India witnessed the country’s first COVID-19 death on 12 March 2020 in Karnataka, after samples of a 76-year-old man, who was a suspected COVID-19 patient and passed away on 10 March 2020, tested positive for the disease.

An exclusive statement by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to NDTV and a tweet by Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare affirms the claim.

An exclusive statement by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to NDTV and a tweet by Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare affirms the claim.Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said that following the death of first COVID -19 positive in Kalaburgi, the government is taking all the precautionary measures to prevent novel coronavirus and that for a week, malls, cinemas, pubs, nightclubs and exhibitions would be closed.

In a tweet, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has reported that 76-year-old male from Karnataka was dead on 10 March 2020 because of pre-existing diseases and tested positive for COVID-19. The ministry has also cited the press release which proves that precautionary measures such as contact tracing and screening were initiated by the government of Karnataka.

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