<p>Health Minister B Sriramulu said that five COVID-19 patients in Karnataka have recovered. The number of positive cases in the state stands at 16.</p>.<p>Sriramulu told reporters here on Saturday that the sample of a suspect from Gauribidnur <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/man-from-gauribidanur-in-karnataka-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-816011.html" target="_blank">tested positive</a>. Report of the same must have reached Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar late, hence he has not confirmed it.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-madhya-pradesh-sees-first-4-covid-19-cases-indias-tally-rises-to-256-799686.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>Germany has found a vaccine for the pandemic but we cannot relax and preventive measures will continue, he added. A COVID-19 testing laboratory will be established in Belagavi as per norms of the World Health Organisation as it shares borders with Maharashtra and Goa, he stated.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Karnataka has screened over 1.50 lakh persons and 1,500 were in home quarantine. There was no need for the people to panic, he appealed.</p>
<p>Health Minister B Sriramulu said that five COVID-19 patients in Karnataka have recovered. The number of positive cases in the state stands at 16.</p>.<p>Sriramulu told reporters here on Saturday that the sample of a suspect from Gauribidnur <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/man-from-gauribidanur-in-karnataka-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-816011.html" target="_blank">tested positive</a>. Report of the same must have reached Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar late, hence he has not confirmed it.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-madhya-pradesh-sees-first-4-covid-19-cases-indias-tally-rises-to-256-799686.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>Germany has found a vaccine for the pandemic but we cannot relax and preventive measures will continue, he added. A COVID-19 testing laboratory will be established in Belagavi as per norms of the World Health Organisation as it shares borders with Maharashtra and Goa, he stated.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Karnataka has screened over 1.50 lakh persons and 1,500 were in home quarantine. There was no need for the people to panic, he appealed.</p>
