<p>Opposition leaders have urged the state government to emulate the 'Kerala Model' in tackling the Covid-19 outbreak, here on Friday.</p>.<p>Both Congress leader Siddaramaiah and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy urged chief minister B S Yediyurappa to ensure the welfare of the people of the state by following the measures implemented in Kerala.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy, in a tweet, said that there was no difference between Karnataka and Kerala considering the anxiety over the pandemic. "It is affecting the economy of our state. It is having a direct impact on the poor," he said, urging the state to implement Kerala-like measures.</p>.<p>It can be recalled that the Kerala government set aside Rs 20,000 crore to tackle the Covid-19 crisis by providing free food grains, subsidised meals and others until the pandemic ran its course.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said that the measures by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan to combat Corona infection was a model, as it prioritised the welfare of common man. In a series of tweets, he demanded the state to set up testing labs in all major cities and increase the number of quarantine facilities and ventilators.</p>
<p>Opposition leaders have urged the state government to emulate the 'Kerala Model' in tackling the Covid-19 outbreak, here on Friday.</p>.<p>Both Congress leader Siddaramaiah and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy urged chief minister B S Yediyurappa to ensure the welfare of the people of the state by following the measures implemented in Kerala.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy, in a tweet, said that there was no difference between Karnataka and Kerala considering the anxiety over the pandemic. "It is affecting the economy of our state. It is having a direct impact on the poor," he said, urging the state to implement Kerala-like measures.</p>.<p>It can be recalled that the Kerala government set aside Rs 20,000 crore to tackle the Covid-19 crisis by providing free food grains, subsidised meals and others until the pandemic ran its course.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said that the measures by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan to combat Corona infection was a model, as it prioritised the welfare of common man. In a series of tweets, he demanded the state to set up testing labs in all major cities and increase the number of quarantine facilities and ventilators.</p>
