Will not impose sudden lockdown but impose strict restriction: Revenue minister R Ashoka

Bengaluru: Karnataka Revenue minister R Ashoka has said that there will not impose sudden lockdown but impose strict restriction. “There was no question” of imposing a state-wise lockdown, said to media on Friday.

He added that curbs have been enforced in districts bordering Maharashtra and Kerala. The statement comes as Bengaluru witness an increasing number of hospital admissions for Covid-19, while the positivity rate has improved.

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“There won’t be any change to the existing relaxations until August 15. There could be looking at the number of cases being reported in the city. Imposing of weekend curfew in Bengaluru is being discussed if the positivity rate goes above 2%,” said R Ashoka who’s also the minister in-charge of Bangalore.