Rising Covid cases: Karnataka govt issues revised guidelines

Team Udayavani, Jun 10, 2022, 8:00 PM IST

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Bengaluru: The rising Covid-19 cases in the state have prompted the Karnataka government to issue new guidelines.

The latest directive from the government has made wearing masks compulsory in public areas and closed spaces, including shopping malls, movie theatres, restaurants, buses, office spaces, educational institutes, etc. The public has been asked to wear masks even in private vehicles to stop the spread of the disease.

The government has also requested persons, who are eligible, to take precautionary vaccine doses.

ಕೋವಿಡ್ 19 ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏರಿಕೆ ಕಂಡು ಬಂದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.#COVID19 #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/KKZ4efJi28

— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) June 10, 2022

On June 10, Karnataka reported 525 new Covid cases, with a positivity rate of 2.31 percent. Of these, 494 cases were detected in Bengaluru. The active cases in the state were at 3,177.