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BENGALURU: In the wake of Covid-19 cases rising sharply again, the Karnataka government on Friday notified a new set of restrictions to curb the spread of infection. These include suspension of offline classes for higher education and professional courses, closure of gyms and swimming pools, 50% seating in cinema halls in eight districts and restricted seating in pubs and restaurants.
These restrictions in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Bidar and Dharwad districts will be effective till April 20. The state reported 4,991 positive cases on Friday, the highest single-day spike during the second wave, and a positivity rate (number of persons turning positive for 100 tests) of 4.19%. Bengaluru saw its daily Covid count cross the 3,500 mark with a positivity rate of 5.41%.
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DAVANAGERE: Offline classes at Davanagere s Basavanahalli High School and College have been suspended after 26 students tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.
The Karnataka government on Friday issued a fresh set of Covid-19 guidelines to curb the virus spreading in the state that said that classes from 6-9 will be suspended, gyms, swimming pools to remain closed, rallies, dharnas will be prohibited, and a maximum 50 per cent seating capacity in cinema halls will be allowed.
In the districts of Bengaluru Urban and Rural including BBMP, Mysuru, Kalburgi, Dakshin Kannada, Udupi, Bidar and Hubali-Dharwad, the number of customers in pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants shall not exceed 50 per cent of the capacity.
Testing targets for each district were increased based on recommendations of the state’s Covid-19 technical advisory committee
BENGALURU: With the state setting its sights on a minimum one lakh Covid-19 tests a day, results of many suspected Covid-19 patients are pending across districts. Swab samples are piling up in laboratories and sources say the backlog is to the tune of 20,000 a day.
Data TOI collated from daily bulletins issued by eight district administrations showed that 11,997 test results were pending as of Wednesday (March 31). Not all districts mention the number of samples yet to be tested in their bulletins.
Bagalkot topped the list with 3,897 samples awaiting tests, while Kalaburagi was not far behind with 3,261 results pending. Samples were also pending in Vijayapura (1,777), Yadgir (1,602), Bidar (800), Dharwad (403), Shivamogga (200) and Gadag (57).
Three accused are nomadic tribals, while another is a tribal.
MYSURU: Four people suspected to be involved in the killing of a tiger and a leopard in 2020 were arrested here on Tuesday.
The gang arrested was accused of killing the tiger in October and the leopard using a snare and a jaw trap, respectively.
Police suspect that one of the accused may have contacts with those involved in the illegal trade of tiger skin.
The poachers killed the leopard caught in the jaw trap by clubbing it with welding rods; the tiger was found dead after the hind portion of its body was caught in a wire snare.