Karnataka Statewide Lockdown Again: Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar makes BIG announcement

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday (August 7) said that the state government is not planning to impose statewide lockdown again. “As of now, there is no question of imposing a lockdown across the state. We don’t have such a situation here,” he told to media.

It is to be noted that a weekend curfew was imposed by Karnataka government on Friday in districts bordering Kerala and Maharashtra as these two states are still registering high number of COVID-19 cases, Earlier, the night curfew in Karnataka was in effect from from 10 PM to 5 AM.

The Karnataka government has also decided to extend the night curfew from 9 PM to 5 AM in order to check the spread of coronavirus. In Bengaluru, Section 144 has been imposed till August 16 to curb the spread of deadly virus in the capital city. The decision to impose Section 144 in Bengaluru led to speculations that new CM Basavaraj Bommai may impose statewide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Karnataka.

Health Minister K Sudhakar also said that COVID-19 situation in Karnataka is completely under control and the state government is not planning to impose lockdown in the near future. Sudhakar added that the government will closely monitor the situation and any decision related to lockdown and night curfew will be taken as per the recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).