As the second Covid wave has ravaged Karnataka, state Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa introduced that your entire state together with Bengaluru metropolis will go for a full lockdown for ranging from April 27, 9 pm until May ninth in a bid to comprise the raging COVID-19 disaster.
The state particularly the capital Bengaluru is reeling underneath a disaster of ventilator and ICU beds with sufferers needing to attend for hours to get admitted to hospitals.
 Karnataka has greater than 1.6 lakh energetic circumstances with an amazing majority in Bengaluru. In gentle of this, some members of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) which held its 99th assembly on April 24 in Bengaluru had suggested for a two-week-long down.
What’s Open And What Will Remain Shut?
- The Yediyurappa authorities stated that the state will probably be underneath full lockdown for 14 days due to this fact all outlets, malls, cinema halls, eating places will stay shut.
- Stores promoting important objects will stay open for individuals solely from 6 am to 10 am, the Chief Minister confirmed.
- Manufacturing sector constructions, agricultural actions will probably be allowed however garment factories are prohibited.
- Public transportation won’t perform. Goods will be transported from one state to a different.
- Takeaway from eating places and residential supply of alcohol has been allowed.
Karnataka reported one other greatest single-day spike of 34,804 new COVID-19 circumstances, taking the entire caseload to 13.39 lakh, whereas 143 associated fatalities pushed the toll to 14,426, the Health Department stated on Sunday. Bengaluru alone registered for 20,733 circumstances.
The separate tips will probably be issued by the federal government later within the day.
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