Mysore/Mysuru: Taking city traders by surprise, the Police yesterday morning went on a drive shutting down several shops and commercial establishments not dealing with essential services like food, medicine and fuel. Many shop-keepers described it as an “undeclared lockdown” that will remain in force till May 4 that they did not anticipate.
The State Government issued two sets of guidelines last Tuesday and Wednesday on COVID-19-related restrictions for the next two weeks. This led to confusion and merchants interpreted them as a complete lockdown during weekends and that they allowed non-essential services to function during the weekdays till 9 pm.
