Bengaluru unlock 1.0 news: Today's updates

As the Central and state governments allow phase-wise relaxation in curbs to get the life up and running again following over two months of lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we bring you the latest updates from Bengaluru.
* Update at 10.11am: Bengaluru had 1,556 Covid-19 cases as on June 23 which has doubled to 3,419 cases as on June 28. The city now constitutes 25.92% of total cases in Karnataka. State govt is taking all measures to ensure that every Covid-19 patient gets best treatment, says Karnataka medical education minister Sudhakar K
* Update at 10.08am: Students being screened at schools in Karnataka's Shivamogga before appearing in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) board exams, amid Covid-19 outbreak.

* Update at 9.48am: India's Covid-19 tally rises to 5,48,318, toll climbs to 16,475 with single-day spike of 19,459 new infections and 380 fatalities, says Union health ministry
*The government has warned private medical establishments in the state not to refuse or avoid treating Covid-19 patients or those showing symptoms.
*Doctors and health activists are up in arms over the government’s directive to labs, banning them from sharing results on Covid-19 swab samples with patients. Activists say it’s an infringement of a patient’s basic right.
*While the state government is grappling with rising Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru and a growing stigma against those infected, here is something to cheer about: communities are stepping up to bolster the government’s Covid containment efforts.
*Police commissioner Bhaskar Rao issued an order directing all his filed personnel aged above 50 with comorbid conditions to work remotely. This comes a week after he had instructed cops aged 55 years and above to work from home.