<p>Bengaluru: A 9-month-old baby boy in Bengaluru has tested positive for Covid-19, health department officials said on Friday.</p><p>According to the state health department, the boy tested positive on Thursday at a private medical college in Hoskote and was shifted to Vani Vilas Hospital. "He is currently stable," said Harsh Gupta, principal secretary of the state health department.</p><p>"Two other children admitted to another hospital in the city have tested positive and are recovering. We have discussed it with experts. They informed us that this is a normal pattern with viruses -- neonatal cases are reported because babies have low immunity but they tend to recover very fast without any complications," he told DH.</p>.16 active Covid-19 cases in Karnataka; officials say no cause for concern.<p>As of May 23, Karnataka has reported 35 active cases of Covid, 32 of which are in Bengaluru. The state health department maintains that there is no reason to panic, even as a gradual increase in cases has been observed.</p><p>Harsh Gupta also observed that the private medical college shouldn't have shifted the baby to the city just because he had tested positive for Covid. "All hospitals are well-versed with treating Covid cases. There was no situation to shift the case. We will be serving a notice to the medical college. We are giving a strong advisory to hospitals that they shouldn't transfer Covid cases like this because it causes stress and can lead to complications," he added. </p>.Watch | Nita Ambani sanitises Jasprit Bumrah's palms before shaking hands amid Covid surge.<p><strong>Precautions for people</strong></p><p>1. Pregnant women, children, immune-compromised people and those with comorbid conditions shall wear face masks while visiting crowded places. Steps like maintaining hand hygiene, using hand sanitizer may also be followed.</p><p>2. People presenting with symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) shall consider getting tested for Covid on priority, for timely treatment as well as to check further spread of Covid-19.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A 9-month-old baby boy in Bengaluru has tested positive for Covid-19, health department officials said on Friday.</p><p>According to the state health department, the boy tested positive on Thursday at a private medical college in Hoskote and was shifted to Vani Vilas Hospital. "He is currently stable," said Harsh Gupta, principal secretary of the state health department.</p><p>"Two other children admitted to another hospital in the city have tested positive and are recovering. We have discussed it with experts. They informed us that this is a normal pattern with viruses -- neonatal cases are reported because babies have low immunity but they tend to recover very fast without any complications," he told DH.</p>.16 active Covid-19 cases in Karnataka; officials say no cause for concern.<p>As of May 23, Karnataka has reported 35 active cases of Covid, 32 of which are in Bengaluru. The state health department maintains that there is no reason to panic, even as a gradual increase in cases has been observed.</p><p>Harsh Gupta also observed that the private medical college shouldn't have shifted the baby to the city just because he had tested positive for Covid. "All hospitals are well-versed with treating Covid cases. There was no situation to shift the case. We will be serving a notice to the medical college. We are giving a strong advisory to hospitals that they shouldn't transfer Covid cases like this because it causes stress and can lead to complications," he added. </p>.Watch | Nita Ambani sanitises Jasprit Bumrah's palms before shaking hands amid Covid surge.<p><strong>Precautions for people</strong></p><p>1. Pregnant women, children, immune-compromised people and those with comorbid conditions shall wear face masks while visiting crowded places. Steps like maintaining hand hygiene, using hand sanitizer may also be followed.</p><p>2. People presenting with symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) shall consider getting tested for Covid on priority, for timely treatment as well as to check further spread of Covid-19.</p>