Amid Covid surge, Karnataka declares 14-day lockdown from Tuesday evening

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday introduced a 14-day lockdown that can come into drive within the state from 9 pm tomorrow to curb the unfold of Covid-19.
No public transport shall be allowed to ply on the roads, however outlets promoting important commodities will stay open from 6 am to 10 am every single day, Yediyurappa mentioned.
“From tomorrow night for 14 days, there will be a full shut down in the whole state,” Yediyurappa mentioned, after chairing a cabinet assembly. The CM mentioned that industries, apart from the garment sector, may operate throughout the shutdown. “Bars and restaurants can provide takeaway service. Detailed orders will be issued later in the day,” the chief minister mentioned.
Yediyurappa indicated that inter-state and intra-state journey, apart from motion of products and cargo, is not going to be permitted throughout the shutdown. The authorities will search postponement of all polls within the state for six months, he mentioned.

However, individuals desirous to be vaccinated shall be allowed to get their vaccinations, he mentioned.
The Chief Minister additionally introduced free Covid vaccine for all these between 18-44 years of age within the state. Last Thursday, BS Yediyurappa authorised the acquisition of 1 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines at a price of Rs 400 crore.
Karnataka has already been below a semi-lockdown state over the previous 5 days with accommodations, eating places, gyms, bars, golf equipment not allowed to have prospects. The metropolis of Bengaluru has been below an evening curfew and a weekend curfew since April 19.

Since the Covid circumstances had been growing in Karnataka and Bengaluru metropolis, few members of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which held a gathering on April 24, had suggested the federal government to impose a two-week lockdown.
According to Department of Health and Family Welfare Services, Karnataka on Sunday recorded 143 extra fatalities throughout the state (77 in Bengaluru Urban alone) on account of Covid-19, with which the cumulative dying toll rose to 14,426.
The state reported 34,804 new infections because the lively caseload spiked to 2,62,162. With 20,733 new circumstances, the variety of lively circumstances in Bengaluru Urban alone is at 1.8 lakh.