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Is there going to be another lockdown in Karnataka? Will Bengaluru be locked down due to a spike in COVID cases? These are the questions lingering in people's minds and now social media is abuzz with rumours and speculations about one-week lockdown citing Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa's remarks. Let's find out the truth.
The claim
Several users on social media and on WhatsApp groups are claiming that there will be a lockdown in Karnataka and by extension in Bengaluru for a period of one week. Some users are even circulating a video of Yediyurappa, where he is seen announcing COVID-19 restrictions on pubs, hotels across the state as a part of nationwide lockdown. The video has since gone viral, with many users panicking on the thought of being locked down.