Karnataka govt relaxes Covid curbs due to lower hospitalisation rate. 5 points

Bengaluru: A health worker collects swab semple of passengers for COVID-19 test at KSR Railway Station (PTI) — Bengaluru: A health worker collects swab semple of passengers for COVID-19 test at KSR Railway Station **(PTI)**

1 min read . Updated: 22 Jan 2022, 08:47 AM IST Livemint

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With a lower hospitalisation rate in the city amid the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Karnataka government has decided to lift the weekend curfew in the state. However, the curfew will be reimposed as soon as the state's hospitalisation rate escalated. According to the Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka, "The weekend curfew on Saturday and Sunday is being lifted. This decision has been taken based on the experts' report and it is subject to conditions. Now the rate of hospitalisation is about 5%, in case it increases we will re-impose week-end curfew".

Meanwhile, all the other Covid-related restrictions will continue in the state. Here's the list of covid-related restrictions:

Continuing to register a surge in cases, Karnataka on Friday logged 48,049 new cases of coronavirus and 22 fatalities in a day. The state had recorded 47,754 fresh infections on Thursday. Karnataka's caseload has surged to 34,25,002 and the death toll to 38,537.

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