Lockdown, not a solution to contain Covid-19, won’t be extended in Bengaluru: CM Yediyurappa

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday reiterated that the lockdown announced in different parts of the state including capital city Bengaluru will not be extended further.

In a meeting with MPs, ministers and top government officials in Bengaluru, the CM said, “Lockdown is not a solution to Covid-19 woes. We will not be extending the lockdown further.”

Treatment should be ensured to patients diagnosed with Covid-19 and others too across private hospitals, in par with the government guidelines. Hospital beds in designated COVID hospitals should be made available to those in dire need of treatment. Asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic Covid-19 patients should instead be in-home quarantine or moved to COVID Care Centres,” he advised the ministers, directing them to ensure the protocol is followed.

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Update by Faiza Anwar 

News source: Indian Express