Covid-19 in Bengaluru, said Karnataka revenue minister R Ashoka on Monday. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) would launch the programme on 16 August, said Ashoka, who held a meeting with officials of the civic body to assess the Covid-19 situation.
To start with, two wards would be selected in each Assembly segment for the programme. A team of doctors, paramedics and ASHA (accredited social health activist) workers would visit every house and screen the households.
An app has been developed for the programme, said the minister, adding that data after the screening would be uploaded on it.
The doctors would collect details pertaining to symptoms, co-morbidities and vaccinations. In case of any symptomatic patients,