Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is reportedly planning to further relax restrictions, lift the night curfew and open pubs from July 19, as the state is witnessing a dip in the daily COVID case count. The test positivity rate has also slid below 5% across all 31 districts.
The government was waiting for the TPR to fall below 5% in all districts for permitting the fourth level of relaxation. “The Covid situation across Karnataka has shown the desired effect during Unlock 3.0. We will monitor it for a few more days before making our recommendation to the government,” Dr MK Sudarshan, chairman of Covid-19 technical advisory committee (TAC).
Officials said chief minister BS Yediyurppa is in favour of more relaxations. The CM is expected to chair a meeting of the group of ministers on Friday or Saturday to discuss the recommendations before announcing Unlock 4.0. Kodagu and Chikkamaglauru were the only districts which had TPR well above 5% till last week, while other districts recorded way below the threshold.
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