Lockdown in Karnataka: Minister makes BIG statement Lockdown in Karnataka: Minister makes BIG statement Cabinet ministers involved in the fight against the pandemic will meet before the present lockdown ends on May 24 to assess the situation. , File Photo Updated: May 15, 2021, 02:17 PM IST Karnataka Revenue Minister R. Ashoka on Friday favoured the extension of the 14-day lockdown to contain the COVID spread in the state, which is in the grip of the pandemic's second wave. "As the 14-day lockdown since May 10 has helped us in controlling COVID cases, I am in favour of extending it beyond May 24 to contain the virus spread further," Ashoka told reporters here. Noting that new cases which were over 25,000 in a day in Bengaluru earlier declined to about 17,000 daily after the lockdown was imposed, Ashoka said its extension would further reduce the caseload.