Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy organises son's wedding amid coronavirus COVID-19 crisis

Even as Karnataka battles coronavirus COVID-19, former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy proceeded with the wedding ceremony of his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Friday. The wedding was held in Ramanagara on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

The media was not allowed entry to cover the wedding. But the ceremoney saw several VIP guests in attendence. Photos and vidoes of the lavish wedding ceremony show clear violation of social distancing norms when the state of battling to contains coronavirus.

Earlier, the former chief minister had assured that the wedding will be a simple one. He appealed to the party workers to not to attend this ceremony. 

Meanwhile, 38 new cases of coronavirus was reported for the state which is the largest single-day spike for Karnataka. The total number of cases in the state has risen to 353 which includes 82 patients who were discharged after recovery, the death toll is at 13.

The COVID-19 is an infection caused by a new strain of the coronavirus, its symptom includes fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases the infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and may even result in death. The period within which the symptoms would appear is between 2 to 14 days. 

People with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more susceptible to COVID-19.

The disease can spread through touch hence measures like isolation and social distancing are being suggested as a method to slow the spread of the pandemic. As a protection measure washing hands or using an alcohol based sanitiser is also suggested and to avoid touching your face. 

While globally the total number of infected cases reached 22 lakh the death toll stood at 1.5 lakh on Friday. In India, 13,387 cases have been reported out of which 11,201 are active cases and as many as 1,748 people have been cured and discharged, the death toll is 437.