Bengaluru: States like Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, and Chandigarh imposed fresh restrictions to curb the exponential second wave of COVID-19.
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa announced a “complete lockdown” across the state from 10 May to 6 am on 24 May, saying the corona curfew imposed earlier failed to yield results.
All cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes, stadiums, playgrounds, swimming pools, parks, entertainment parks, clubs, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls, and similar places shall remain closed in Karnataka during the 15-day lockdown.
Schools, colleges, educational/coaching institutions will also remain closed in the state. Only scheduled flights and trains will operate during the lockdown, and the tickets “shall serve as the passes for movement of people by personal vehicles/taxis/cab aggregators/autorickshaws to board flight and trains,” the report added.
There was already a curfew in place in the state from 27 April, which was to end on 12 May.
The Goa government also announced a 15-day curfew in the state from 9 May, and said that carrying a negative COVID-19 test report or a vaccination certificate has been made mandatory for visitors from other states.
Meanwhile, the Telangana government on Friday extended the night curfew across the state for seven more days till 15 May, and the Chandigarh administration decided to impose another weekend lockdown to check the coronavirus spread.
