Police patrol an area in the city on Thursday.
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is reportedly considering extending the lockdown beyond May 24 as the Covid-19 positivity rate and deaths are still high in many districts. There are some signs that the second wave may ease by the first week of June, but experts have recommended a cautious approach to the government.
Recently, Dr Balram Bhargava, the director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said in an interview that restrictions should continue in places with a positivity rate of more than 10 per cent. Most Karnataka districts, except Chitradurga and Haveri, have a rate of over 10 per cent. Government officials said it was likely that the lockdown would be extended if the situation didn’t improve by May 20.
Police patrol an area in the city on Thursday.
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is reportedly considering extending the lockdown beyond May 24 as the Covid-19 positivity rate and deaths are still high in many districts. There are some signs that the second wave may ease by the first week of June, but experts have recommended a cautious approach to the government.
Recently, Dr Balram Bhargava, the director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said in an interview that restrictions should continue in places with a positivity rate of more than 10 per cent. Most Karnataka districts, except Chitradurga and Haveri, have a rate of over 10 per cent. Government officials said it was likely that the lockdown would be extended if the situation didn’t improve by May 20.
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Lancet India Task Force has suggested a checklist to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in India.
The report titled Country-wide Containment Strategies for Reducing COVID-19 Cases in India was published on April 30, 2021.
It said that the Task Force does not believe that there is one single policy option of a complete lockdown .
New Delhi: Amid the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases in India, the Lancet India Task Force has suggested a checklist to reduce the number of infections across the country.
The report titled Country-wide Containment Strategies for Reducing COVID-19 Cases in India published on April 30, 2021, said that the Task Force does not believe that there are binary choices to be made, or that there is one single policy option of a complete lockdown .
No lockdown, ban gatherings of over 10 people to contain Covid-19 spread: Lancet India task force
No lockdown, ban gatherings of over 10 people to contain Covid-19 spread: Lancet India task force
The Lancet India task force has suggested a complete ban on gatherings of more than 10 persons, and closure of all venues where such gatherings can take place to contain the Covid-19 spread.
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Lancet India task force has suggested a ban on gathering of more than 10 people to contain Covid-19 spread (AP photo)
The Lancet India Task Force on Covid-19 has suggested a containment measures checklist to the central government to contain the frightening surge in the Covid-19 cases. The task force has also asserted that these measures must be done beyond the current binary discussion on a lockdown .
No lockdown; division of country into zones : Lancet task force suggests measures to fight COVID-19
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Coronavirus in India: Lockdown not an option, said Lancet task force
The Lancet India Task Force on COVID-19 has suggested certain measures in order to fight coronavirus in the country. It has suggested a containment measures checklist for the central government. It said that these measures must be implemented beyond the current binary discussion on a lockdown . Among a host of suggestions, the panel said that lockdown is not an option.