Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
*1.16pm| Mysuru: Fearing coronavirus spread through currency notes, the villagers of Mandya are washing currency notes in soap water.
*1.05pm: 12 fresh cases reported in Karnataka today, state's tally touches 175.
*11.56am: Karnataka agrees to open the border with Kerala over protocol and parameters for 'urgent medical treatment'. Submission made at the Supreme Court
*11.36am: Eight Kyrgyzstan nationals who have been quarantined in Bidar have been booked for visa rules violations by indulging in Islamic missionary activities in the district, a police official said on Tuesday. (PTI)
*10.50am: Karnataka Government indicated on Tuesday it's too early to take a call now on lifting the nation-wide lockdown but said it's in favour of its extension in Covid-19 hotspots in the country by at least an additional two weeks. (PTI)
*Dry days are likely to end as the Karnataka government plans to allow sale of liquor for limited hours if the lockdown is extended beyond April 14, when the lockdown imposed by the Centre ends.
* Physical condition of over 50 tigers, 100 leopards, 30 lions and primates in captivity in the nine zoos in Karnataka are being closely monitored in the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic. According to zoo authorities, all the mammals are hale and hearty.
*Police on Monday booked 24 Tablighi Jamaat delegates from foreign countries for alleged violation of visa norms. All these years, these missionaries would fly down on tourist visa but take up religious teaching, said police.
*All Covid-19 test requests must be routed only through 31 fever clinics in Bengaluru, senior health officials said on Monday after some private firms circulated mailers advertising rapid testing kits like a potential retail product.
*Disinfectant tunnels will be set up at yards of all major Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in Karnataka, the government said.
*Karnataka has bucked the national trend as far as the number of seniors infected by Covid-19 goes, with more people above the age of 60 testing positive in the state. Going by global mortality trends, experts conclude that senior citizens are more prone to death from the disease, which has so far claimed 124 lives in the country, including four in Karnataka.
*Twelve fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in Karnataka on Monday, taking the total count of the infected in the state to 163. One of the new patients included a 43-yearold Bengaluru Rural resident who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi in March.
*Chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday claimed the 21-day countrywide lockdown imposed by the Centre has so far been “only 75 % successful” in Karnataka, despite the government’s best efforts to ensure people conform to rules.
*As a one-time special case, the government has allowed deputy commissioners to utilise Karnataka Legislators’ Local Area Development Scheme (KLLADS) funds to fight the pandemic.
*Straitjacketed in their Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for 6-7 hours, doctors and nurses treating Covid-19 patients in government hospitals in Bengaluru are avoiding drinking water and washrooms. They use adult diapers since they cannot wear their suits a second time.
*Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has come under criticism from ministerial colleagues, police officers and public-health experts for giving the go-ahead to Bengaluru Karaga, which is set to be held on Wednesday night, despite the lockdown over Covid-19 fears.
*1.16pm| Mysuru: Fearing coronavirus spread through currency notes, the villagers of Mandya are washing currency notes in soap water.
*1.05pm: 12 fresh cases reported in Karnataka today, state's tally touches 175.
*11.56am: Karnataka agrees to open the border with Kerala over protocol and parameters for 'urgent medical treatment'. Submission made at the Supreme Court
*11.36am: Eight Kyrgyzstan nationals who have been quarantined in Bidar have been booked for visa rules violations by indulging in Islamic missionary activities in the district, a police official said on Tuesday. (PTI)
*10.50am: Karnataka Government indicated on Tuesday it's too early to take a call now on lifting the nation-wide lockdown but said it's in favour of its extension in Covid-19 hotspots in the country by at least an additional two weeks. (PTI)
*Dry days are likely to end as the Karnataka government plans to allow sale of liquor for limited hours if the lockdown is extended beyond April 14, when the lockdown imposed by the Centre ends.
* Physical condition of over 50 tigers, 100 leopards, 30 lions and primates in captivity in the nine zoos in Karnataka are being closely monitored in the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic. According to zoo authorities, all the mammals are hale and hearty.
*Police on Monday booked 24 Tablighi Jamaat delegates from foreign countries for alleged violation of visa norms. All these years, these missionaries would fly down on tourist visa but take up religious teaching, said police.
*All Covid-19 test requests must be routed only through 31 fever clinics in Bengaluru, senior health officials said on Monday after some private firms circulated mailers advertising rapid testing kits like a potential retail product.
*Disinfectant tunnels will be set up at yards of all major Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in Karnataka, the government said.
*Karnataka has bucked the national trend as far as the number of seniors infected by Covid-19 goes, with more people above the age of 60 testing positive in the state. Going by global mortality trends, experts conclude that senior citizens are more prone to death from the disease, which has so far claimed 124 lives in the country, including four in Karnataka.
*Twelve fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in Karnataka on Monday, taking the total count of the infected in the state to 163. One of the new patients included a 43-yearold Bengaluru Rural resident who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi in March.
*Chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday claimed the 21-day countrywide lockdown imposed by the Centre has so far been “only 75 % successful” in Karnataka, despite the government’s best efforts to ensure people conform to rules.
*As a one-time special case, the government has allowed deputy commissioners to utilise Karnataka Legislators’ Local Area Development Scheme (KLLADS) funds to fight the pandemic.
*Straitjacketed in their Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for 6-7 hours, doctors and nurses treating Covid-19 patients in government hospitals in Bengaluru are avoiding drinking water and washrooms. They use adult diapers since they cannot wear their suits a second time.
*Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has come under criticism from ministerial colleagues, police officers and public-health experts for giving the go-ahead to Bengaluru Karaga, which is set to be held on Wednesday night, despite the lockdown over Covid-19 fears.
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