Coronavirus outbreak: Karnataka govt to extend its lockdown till April 21 midnight
Bengaluru, Apr 20: The Karnataka government on Sunday decided to extend the lockdown in the state till April 21 midnight, going back on its earlier decision to ease restrictions from Monday in line with the Centre's guidelines.
According to reports, the officials said that a final decision on whether the complete lockdown will be extended till May 7 will be taken at a Cabinet meeting that is scheduled to be held on Monday.
Earlier,
the
state
government
had
announced
that
there
would
be
certain
relaxations
in
lockdown
measures
after
April
20
in
non-containment
zones.
Eight
districts
in
Karnataka,
including
Bengaluru
Urban,
Mysuru,
Belagavi,
Dakshina
Kannada,
Bidar,
Kalaburagi,
Bagalkote
and
Dharwad
have
been
identified
as
hotspots
by
the
authorities.
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The government has also made it compulsory of wearing face masks and has asked senior citizens and people with compromised immunity to remain indoors for the next three months.
According to the state health department, two new COVID-19 related fatalities were reported in the state on Sunday. The death toll due to the coronavirus infection rose to 16.
Six new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Karnataka. Cumulatively, 390 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, including 16 deaths and 111 discharges.