Karnataka announces total lockdown on Sundays from July 5

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Jun 27,2020: The Karnataka government on Saturday took several decisions including imposing total lockdown on Sundays starting July 5 in view of the spike in the number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the state. It was also decided that there will be night curfew from 8 pm to 5 am, which will come into effect from June 29, according to the Karnataka Chief Minister’s Office.

The lockdown will be imposed until further orders and no activities shall be permitted on that day except essential services and supplies, added the CMO. It has also been decided that all government offices will remain closed on all Saturdays, with effect from July 10.

 

According to news agency PTI, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner was directed to set up more number of wholesale vegetable markets to avoid crowding in large wholesale vegetable markets in the city. It was also decided to have a centralised bed allocation system to speed up hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa directed the officials to enhance the number of ambulances to carry coronavirus patients and to arrange separate ambulances for carrying mortal remains of patients who die due to the contagion. He also directed the officials to use the police control room wireless system to identify location and easy movement of ambulances.

Yediyurappa told the officials to publish details of nodal officers working for Covid Management. It was decided at the meeting to delegate more responsibilities to joint commissioners of eight municipal zones in Bengaluru and also appoint Karnataka Administrative Services officers in these zones to assist the joint commissioners.

The 180 ESI doctors appointed by the labour department will also be pressed into service and probationary Tahsildars will be appointed as nodal officers for coronavirus hospitals and COVID care centres. Marriage halls, hostels and other institutions in Bengaluru will also be reserved for COVID care centres and to avail railway coaches with beds.

The Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban was directed to identify more places for the last rites of coronavirus victims. Yediyurappa told the official to form teams for conducting last rites. Besides notifying reservation of 50 per cent of beds in medical colleges and private hospitals, the BBMP Commissioner will also notify tie-up with hotels with hospitals to avoid any shortage of beds for treatment, the Chief Minister said during the meeting.

In the last 24 hours, the state recorded 918 new COVID-19 cases, 371 discharges and 11 deaths. The total COVID-19 cases has reached 11923, with 4441 active cases, 7287 discharges and 191 deaths.



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