India
oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P
Bengaluru, July 31: Amid the rise in number of coronavirus cases in the neighbouring states of Kerala and Maharashtra, Karnataka on Saturday revised containment measures and other restrictions, with the new rules in place till 6 am on August 16.
In an official statement, the government said, “The guidelines for Covid-19 surveillance, containment and caution, and additional activities permitted will remain in force in the entire state up to 6 am of 16-08-2021.”
The guidelines imposed till August 2 will now be extended for the next 15 days.
“We allowed people who had received one dose of vaccine. From tomorrow, it’ll be mandatory to have both doses of the shot. Random testing should be increased in border areas. We have discussed micro containment, tracing and testing as methods to be brought in force. Around 72% of school teachers have been vaccinated. In the next 15 days,…