Lockdown extends till June14 in Karnataka.
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa extends the lockdown in the state by a week till 6 am on June 14.
CM BSY says that the lockdown will continue as it is till June 14.
The Karnataka government on Wednesday backed extension of the lockdown by a week beyond June 7, amid the continuing Covid-19 spread in rural areas and the positivity and fatality rates remaining high despite an overall decline in cases
The Chief Minister has said a second financial package for businesses and sections hit hardest by the lockdown is in the works. Karnataka has already announced a relief package of over ₹ 1,250 crore for those whose livelihood has been affected by the lockdown.
The Karnataka government is also set to administer more than 60 lakh doses of vaccines this month. This will enable the state to vaccinate a total of 2 crore people by June 30, Mr Yediyurappa said today. "...I thank PM Narendra Modi Ji for his continued support towards Karnataka's vaccination drive," Mr Yediyurappa tweeted.
Yediyurappa says that the govt will discuss relaxations when the test positivity rate drops below 5% (it was 11% in the state yesterday).
"We need the cooperation of public. Cases have increased in rural areas and we had to take this decision of extending lockdown," BSY says.
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