Karnataka Lockdown May Extend Longer, Here s Why May 14, 2021, 13:29 IST
Will the Karnataka Government extend the lockdown beyond May 24 is a question everyone in the State are asking. As per sources, there is a possibility to extend it as the Covid-19 positivity rate and deaths are still high in many districts. Though there are signs of the second wave easing, some experts recommend a cautious approach to the government.
The director-general of ICMR, Dr Balram Bhargava said that restriction in places with a positivity rate of more than 10% should continue. Most Karnataka district except Chitradurga and Haveri has a rate of more than 10 per cent.
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Bengaluru is currently experiencing a massive surge in the Covid cases. In the last 24 hours, the city recorded more than 21,000 covid cases. As a result, authorities have decided to limit movement in the city for 15 days by imposing complete lockdown, beginning from Monday. According to the directives, all movements and events in the city would be banned from 6 am on May 10 to 6 am on May 25. Essential services will be permitted to operate, but all other commercial activities have been restricted.
In India’s second wave of COVID-19 infections, which peaked in March and April, Karnataka was among the worst-affected states and is still struggling with rising Covid cases. With 2,531 and 2,418 infections, respectively, and 18 and 14 fatalities, Mysuru and Tumakuru have emerged as the next big hotspots in Karnataka. Several city hospitals have sent out the SOS calls for the oxygen and bed shortage while many hospitals are refusing to take more patien
Karnataka to begin COVID-19 vaccination drive for 18+ from THIS date - It was only on Saturday that Karnataka's stocks were replenished by the arrival of 3.5 lakh Covishield vaccine doses.
Bengaluru: COVID-19 patients in home quarantine switching off phones, moving out, says Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru: COVID-19 patients in home quarantine switching off phones, moving out, says Karnataka Minister
Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 12:23 IST
Bengaluru: Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka on Wednesday claimed that thousands of
coronavirus patients in the state have gone missing and many have switched off their phones, resulting in a spike in the number of cases.
Ashoka stated that the state police force is trying to track such people down and that they are risking the lives of others as well by evading
home quarantine. At least 2,000 to 3,000 people in
Karnataka govt announces lockdown for 14 days
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Only shops providing essential services would be open from 6 am to 10 am
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A view of the deserted Bengaluru-Pune Highway at Jalahalli Cross, during the weekend lockdown in Bengaluru on April 25, 2021. | Photo Credit:
Murali Kumar K
Only shops providing essential services would be open from 6 am to 10 am The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday announced a partial lockdown across the State for 14 days starting from 9 pm on Tuesday (April 27).
Only shops providing essential services would be open from 6 am to 10 am for the next two weeks, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced soon after a Cabinet meeting.