Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday urged the people of his state to cooperate with the government to avoid another lockdown...
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday urged the people of his state to cooperate with the government to avoid another lockdown amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the Hindustan Times reported.
“I appeal to the people with folded hands for cooperation...If people cooperate, I am confident that we can control [the rise in cases] without lockdown,” he said, while speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, according to PTI.
The chief minster’s comment came after Karnataka logged more than 900 cases on Saturday, for the first time since January 22, PTI reported. Yediyurappa is also scheduled to hold a meeting with officials on the pandemic situation on Monday. The chief minister’s office said that he would meet officials and health experts at 5 pm on Monday at the state secretariat Vidhan Soudha, PTI reported.
“For the last one month, Covid-19 is getting beyond control and numbers are going up,” Yediyurappa said, according to the Hindustan Times. “I have called a meeting with experts on Monday.”
When asked whether the government was thinking about stricter measures for those travelling from neighbouring states, Yediyurappa said the matter will be discussed in the meeting. Karnataka shares a border with Maharashtra which, in the last few weeks, has been logging the highest number of cases among all states.
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