Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday said journalists would be regarded as frontline workers in the state. "I declare journalists as front-line workers," CM Yediyurappa announced today. Amid a surge in the Covid-19 cases across the country, several states have declared journalists as frontline workers for priority vaccination. States like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Odisha have brought journalists under the ambit of frontline workers. Active Covid-19 cases stood at 4,44,734.

Source: Mint May 04, 2021 13:09 UTC