Karnataka lockdown: What is allowed and what is not in 14-day lockdown guidelines to fight Covid-19 that starts tomorrow 6 pm

Karnataka lockdown what is allowed, what is not: To stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state, Karnataka has announced a lockdown for 14 days from Tuesday from 6 pm. The time period for essential services will be from 6 am to 10 am. The Karnataka government led by BS Yediyurappa took the decision regarding "lockdown-like" curbs amid the rising cases in the state.

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Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa also announced that after 10 am all shops will close. Only construction, manufacturing & agriculture sectors will be allowed. Public transport will also remain shut, the DNA India reported. The decision comes just a day after Karnataka registered 34, 804 new COVID-19 cases, with 20,733 in Bengaluru alone.
With the fresh spike in cases, the state's COVID tally shot up to 13,39,201, including 2,62,162 active cases, while recoveries increased to 10,62,594. The positivity rate rose to 19.70 percent and the case fatality rate was 0.41 percent across the state on Saturday.

These are the few pointers from CM BS Yediyurappa press conference after the cabinet meeting: "The virus is spreading aggressively across the state. It's worse than Maharashtra and Delhi. We will vaccinate people above the age of 18 free of cost at govt hospitals."

"Above 45 years the central government is anyway vaccinating them free of cost. From tomorrow, for 14 days, there will be strict measures in place across the state. Essential groceries will be allowed to be purchased between 6 am to 10 am.  The manufacturing sector apart from garments, construction, and agricultural sectors will continue, no prohibitions," the CM said.

Essential services will continue. A curfew will be in place as we have seen on weekends. DCs will have to take strict measures. People will have to cooperate. If they do, then we can achieve our target. Inter/intra-state travel will not be allowed on these days. Only for emergency purposes, they'll be allowed.

Meanwhile, Karnataka reported another biggest single day spike of 34,804 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total caseload to 13.39 lakh, while 143 related fatalities pushed the toll to 14,426, the Health department said on Sunday.