COVID-19: Weekend curfew imposed in Karnataka for next 2 weeks

Weekend curfew has been imposed in Karnataka for the next 2 weeks, starting from Friday 10:00 pm to Monday 5:00 am.

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Amid surging COVID-19 cases, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday announced to impose a weekend curfew in the state for the next two weeks. The curfew will be implemented in the state from Friday 10:00 pm to Monday 5:00 am.

In view of the current COVID-19 situation and Omicron scare across the country, the state government on Tuesday imposed fresh COVID-19 curbs in Karnataka.

As per the new guidelines, a weekend curfew will be implemented in the state from Friday 10:00 pm to Monday 5:00 am for the next two weeks.

• In view of surging Covid cases in #Karnataka, we have announced new guidelines:
  🔹Weekend curfew
  🔹Night curfew
  🔹Commercial establishments to function 50% capacity
  🔹No offline classes for two weeks (except for Class 10 and 12 and medical/nursing)#Covid #nightcurfew #Omicron pic.twitter.com/pOAKYlZYRb

  — Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) January 4, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  In view of surging Covid cases in #Karnataka, we have announced new guidelines:
  🔹Weekend curfew
  🔹Night curfew
  🔹Commercial establishments to function 50% capacity
  🔹No offline classes for two weeks (except for Class 10 and 12 and medical/nursing)#Covid #nightcurfew #Omicron pic.twitter.com/pOAKYlZYRb

  — Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) January 4, 2022

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  In view of surging Covid cases in #Karnataka, we have announced new guidelines:
  🔹Weekend curfew
  🔹Night curfew
  🔹Commercial establishments to function 50% capacity
  🔹No offline classes for two weeks (except for Class 10 and 12 and medical/nursing)#Covid #nightcurfew #Omicron pic.twitter.com/pOAKYlZYRb

  — Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) January 4, 2022

The pubs, clubs, restaurants, bars, hotels, cinema halls, multiplexes, theatres, and auditoriums in the state will operate with a 50 per cent seating capacity.

Earlier in the day, addressing a press conference, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that stringent precautionary measures have been taken to control the spread of COVID-19 in border districts, adding that long-term measures need to be drawn up for the control of the virus spread in the coming days in the state.

Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 2,479 new COVID-19 cases, 288 recoveries, and four deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases in the state stand at 13,532.