Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, taking strong exception to increasing COVID-19 cases and death in the State, called for strict implementation of guidelines of lockdown against quarantine violations even as Minister for Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar announced 14 days quarantine for returnees from other States.
In his twitter handle, Dr. Sudhakar wrote, “Karnataka is steadily maintaining a healthy recovery rate of 61.39 percent and the mortality rate remains low at 1.49 per cent. We are continuing to effectively trace all contacts of the positive case within 24 hours and every inter-State arrival is being quarantined for 14 days.”
“Quarantine norms for inter-State travellers depend on the origin State. For returnees from Maharashtra, 7 days institutional quarantine followed by 7 days home quarantine. For returnees from Tamil Nadu and Delhi 3 days Institutional quarantine followed by 11 days home quarantine. 14 days home quarantine for other States,” he said in another tweet.
The Chief Minister, who chaired a review meeting on the subject directed officials to implement lockdown guidelines strictly in the clusters which reported more cases, especially in Bengaluru’s K.R. Market and surrounding areas such as Siddapura, V.V. Puram, Kalasipalya etc.
