The 11 districts where the lockdown will continue for another week from June 14 to June 21 are Bengaluru Rural, Belagavi, Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Davangere, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysuru, and Shivamogga.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced an extension of ongoing lockdown for a week from June 7 to June 14 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Yediyurappa said " To contain the spread of Coronavirus, we had previously announced strict restrictions from May 24 to June 7. The disease is still spreading, despite the fact that the number of infections has
Karnataka has extended the lockdown necessitated by the second wave of the pandemic till June 14. The restrictions will be in force till 6 am on June 14, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said today.
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Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on Thursday announced extension of state-wide lockdown by seven days. As the ongoing lockdown was to end on Monday, June 7, with the new announcement, the restrictions will be in place till June 14. The decision, according to Yediyurappa, is to contain the spread of the virus, which hasn t been completely curtailed despite the measures taken in the last few weeks. The cases have come down but the spread of the virus is continuing. The government has taken this decision based on suggestions by experts, Yediyurappa said.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa (file photo)@BSYBJP/Twitter