The Karnataka authorities has banned all late-night events at star inns and eating places in Bengaluru and throughout the state to curb the surge in COVID circumstances, state well being minister Okay Sudhakar mentioned on Wednesday.
“All star inns and eating places throughout the state have been directed to cease late-night events from Thursday to forestall them from turning into super-spreaders of the pandemic,” Sudhakar instructed reporters right here in Kannada.
The choice got here on a day when a file 760 constructive circumstances have been reported from throughout the state, together with 488 in Bengaluru on the premise of exams performed on Wednesday.
“Late-night events have been banned until additional discover, as extra individuals collect for such occasions at one place and in closed surroundings, which can trigger the virus unfold,” asserted the minister, who’s a medical physician by occupation.
Rising Covid circumstances within the neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Kerala have additionally induced concern to the authorities and compelled the state authorities to insist on 72-hour adverse RT-PCR take a look at report from these getting into Karnataka.
“We’re taking all measures to comprise the virus unfold within the metropolis and different elements of the state although the positivity price is round 1 per cent and the case fatality price under 1 per cent throughout the state,” reiterated Sudhakar.
The state authorities has additionally prolonged restrictions enforced by the Union house ministry on massive gatherings at weddings and spiritual capabilities throughout the state until March 31.
“Although no restrictions on inter-state journey, massive gatherings at marriages and different capabilities usually are not allowed to comprise the an infection,” famous the minister.
With 760 new circumstances registered on Wednesday, the state’s Covid tally shot as much as 9,56,801, together with 7,456 energetic circumstances, whereas recoveries rose to 9,36,947, with 331 sufferers discharged over the past 24 hours.
In Bengaluru, which has been the epicentre of the pandemic within the state, 488 recent circumstances have been reported, taking the town’s Covid tally to 4,09,163, together with 5,526 constructive circumstances, whereas 3,99,124 recovered thus far, with 146 sufferers have been discharged in the course of the day.
Of the 6 Covid sufferers who died on Thursday, 5 have been in Bengaluru and 1 in Dakshina Kannada, taking the state’s loss of life toll to 12,379 and the town’s toll to 4,512 for the reason that illness broke out on March 8, 2020.