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BENGALURU: A day after three hospitals were on the verge of running out of oxygen and 24 Covid patients died without oxygen at Chamarajanagar District Hospital, Rajmahal Vilas Hospital in Sanjayanagar, Bengaluru wrote to the BBMP seeking an immediate supply of oxygen. “Universal Air Products is our vendor and despite our repeated request, has not supplied liquid oxygen and we are personally going to the factory to get bulk type and B type cylinder filled up. Even this is taking a couple of days to get delivery. In this scenario, managing 30-plus Covid patients (both BBMP and private) is becoming a challenge,” the hospital said in a letter to Dr Vedavathy, BBMP East Zone official.
Patients, their attendants and those wanting to take vaccines will not be stopped
On Friday evening, the city slowly started shutting down for the weekend curfew, which will remain in force till Monday morning, after which a semi-lockdown on weekdays will continue. Grocery stores and those selling food items will remain open only from a 6 A.M. - 10 A.M. Pharmacies will remain open all through the day while restaurants will provide only takeaways. The government has urged people to remain indoors and opt for home delivery wherever possible.
In keeping with Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s description of the weekend curfew as ‘similar to last year’s lockdown’, severe restrictions will be imposed on the movement of people; all non-essential travel is banned.
No metro services on weekends
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BMTC to run only 500 city bus services
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BMTC to run only 500 city bus services
In the wake of the State government imposing a weekend curfew, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has announced cancellation of train services on Saturdays and Sundays. In a press release, the BMRCL has said that on week days, the train services will start as usual at 7 a.m. but the last services from the terminal stations - Nagasandra, Silk Institute, Mysuru Road and Baiyappanahalli metro stations - will depart at 7 .30 p.m. “The last services will have connecting trains at Kempegowda Metro Station to another line,” states a press release. The State government has imposed weekend curfew till May 4.
BMRCL to reduce train frequency on weekend
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The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has decided to run trains with less frequency during the weekend on account of the curfew.
“As there will be fewer passengers, we will run trains with 20-minute frequency,” said an official.
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation are also likely to curtail scheduled services. A KSRTC official said instructions have been issued at the depot level to run buses on demand.
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