Bengaluru lockdown news: Today's updates from your city

Deserted view of a road in Domlur (file photo)
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.
* Update at 11.23am: Two held for trying to sell sand boa snake in Karnataka, reports PTI
*Pushed to the wall after the government ordered private schools not to collect fees, teachers across Karnataka have signed an online petition seeking withdrawal of the diktat, which they fear may lead to them not getting paid.
*Bengaluru patients beat boredom with Snakes & Ladders, Uno
* Update at 9.57am: A total of 5,00542 samples from 4,85,172 individuals have been tested as on April 23, 2020, 9am. 21,797 samples have been confirmed positive, says Indian Council of Medical Research. (ANI)
* Update at 9.44am: Death toll due to Covid-19 climbs to 681 in India; number of cases rise to 21,393: Union health ministry (PTI)
*Moved by the plight of around 20 migrant families at Gulbarga Colony in southeast Bengaluru, Adugodi police are distributing rations to them.
*Excise department puts skids under black marketeers in Karnataka
*Families of Covid-19 victims in Karnataka are facing difficulties in getting death certificates as many of them are in isolation themselves and cannot apply.
*The relaxation of restrictions will not apply to Covid-19 hotspots and containment zones in Karnataka.
*Karnataka lockdown: Services operational from today

*Karnataka eases lockdown 2.0 restrictions from today
*Any attack on healthcare workers in Karnataka will now be punishable with up to 3 years in jail and fine of Rs 50,000.
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