The Karnataka government has announced a night curfew in the state for 10 days starting from December 28, between 10 pm and 5 am, Health Minister K Sudhakar said.
Karnataka withdraws night curfew meant to curb COVID-19 mutant strain
On Wednesday, December 23, Karnataka had declared that a night curfew will be in effect between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am till January 2
BusinessToday.In | December 24, 2020 | Updated 19:00 IST
The Karnataka government announced on Thursday that it is withdrawing the night curfew that was imposed to curb the spread of the mutated coronavirus strain in the state. The state government has rolled back the nightly restrictions just one day after imposing them.
On Wednesday, December 23, Karnataka had declared that a night curfew will be in effect between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am till January 2.
Explaining the state government s decision to withdraw the night curfew, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said, Based on experts opinion, it was decided to impose a night curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the new COVID-19 strain detected in Britain and other countries. However, in the wake of public opinion that a ni