Karnataka recorded a sudden spurt in fresh Covid cases on Friday, with the Health and Family Welfare Department reporting 78 new Covid cases and one death in the state in the last 24 hours.
Karnataka announces 15-day lockdown from tomorrow
Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Saturday ruled out any possibility of implementing complete lockdown as of now but indicated continuing with the stringent measures to contain the Covid spread in the state.
After his tour of government hospitals in Kalaburagi, Sudhakar told reporters that there was need for enforcing stringent measures to contain the virus for another three to four weeks. But that does not mean reimposing full-fledged lockdown in the state, he said.
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Reacting to a query on open defiance of lockdown at various places, the Minister appealed to the people across the state to wear a mask compulsorily whenever one steps out of the house or workplace.