India doesn’t need lockdown, Karnataka does: Virologist
A lockdown should be enforced in a state based on scientific data of cases in the past month.
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An empty BGS Flyover owing to the corona curfew imposed by the State Government, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (Photo | Vinod Kumar T, EPS)
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BENGALURU: Countering a growing demand for a national lockdown, Dr V Ravi, noted virologist and member, Covid Expert Committee, Karnataka, said that India does not need one at this stage of the pandemic, when some states have started plateauing and some are witnessing a late surge.“A lockdown should be enforced in a state based on scientific data of cases in the past month. A national lockdown at a time when states are at varied degree of the surge is neither a solution nor is advisable,” said Dr Ravi, countering the claim of an aggressive national lockdown by top US medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci.
Few pointers on the lockdown:
Restriction will be imposed in the entire state from 6 am of May 10 to 6 am of May 24
Shops selling milk, vegetables, groceries and other essential items will be allowed to remain open from 6.00 am to 10.00 am
All shops and commercial establishments, hotels, pubs and bars will remain closed during this period
Not even a single person will be allowed after 10.00 am during the lockdown
Religious places will remain closed for the public
No movement of public or private buses or passenger vehicle
Home delivery allowed for hotels, restaurants
Liquor shops and hospitality services can only act as takeaway
COVID-19: Karnataka govt announces two weeks complete lockdown starting from May 10 ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 20:57 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): To curb the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government on Friday imposed a complete lockdown for two weeks in the state from 6 am on May 10 to 6 am on May 24.
Informing about the move, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said eateries, meat shops and vegetable shops in the state can operate from 6 am to 10 am during the lockdown. As COVID-19 cases are surging in the state, corona curfew was not successful. So, a complete lockdown will be imposed from 6 am on May 10 to 6 am on May 24. All hotels, pubs and bars will remain closed. Eateries, meat shops and vegetable shops can operate from 6-10 am, the Chief Minister said.
50 people allowed as guests at weddings
New Delhi: In view of rising cases of coronavirus across the state, the Karnataka government led by BS Yediurappa on Friday (May 7) announced a complete 14-day long statewide lockdown. Announcing the decision, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that all hotels, pubs and bars will remain closed across the state.
Eateries, meat shops and vegetable shops can operate from 6am to 10am, said the government order.
The Chief Minister also announced a ban on intra-state travel in view of alarming cases of coronavrius in Karnataka. In addition, a cap on the number of guests at wedding has been imposed, i.e. only 50 people are allowed at wedding ceremonies.
COVID-19: Price of CT-Scan, X-Ray capped in this state
The price of CT-Scan and Digital X-Ray in hospitals and labs has been capped at Rs 1,500 and Rs 250 respectively. File photo
Updated: May 7, 2021, 03:20 PM IST
As the COVID-19 caseload in India continues to rise, scans like CT-Scan and X-Ray are becoming increasingly important to detect the level of infection. In a relief to patients, the Karnataka government has decided to imposed a cap on the price of these two tests in the state.
State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday informed that the price of CT-Scan and Digital X-Ray in hospitals and labs has been capped at Rs 1,500 and Rs 250 respectively.