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Karnataka-CII task force soon to fight COVID

Sentinel Digital Desk

BENGALURU: Amid the pandemic's second wave, Karnataka is setting up a task force with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to jointly fight the Covid surge in the state, Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Sunday. "We are setting up a task force with CII to jointly fight the pandemic by augmenting medical infrastructure, including opening a call centre and modular ICUs to treat serious Covid cases," said Sudhakar in a statement here after a virtual meeting with captains of the industry on Saturday. (IANS)