Bengaluru, Nov 30, : , Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka Chief Minister, reassured the people that no proposal has been made to impose lockdown in state.He also appealed to the people to ignore rumours in this respect. He reiterated to reporters that he did not think it was necessary to impose the lockdown immediately.Normal life should continue.”
He did ask that people adhere to the Covid rules in public places.He said that institutions too must be responsible by adhering the norms to programmes they run.
The Chief Minister stated that the state government is keeping a close eye on Omicron, a new variant of the Covid virus.Precautions for the Delta variant are being increased.
“Government is dealing with the issue on two fronts.The NCBS has been sent DNA sequencing samples from suspicious cases.
International passengers are subject to strict screening at airports.He said that those who came in contact with them were also being tracked and tested.
The guidelines for clusters have been issued by the state government in cases where there has been a spike in cases.After receiving a positive report from the first test, those in the clusters will be tested again seven days later.
SDM college in Dharwad has tested approximately 4,000 people.Similar tests are being conducted at clusters in Mysuru and Bengaluru, Bommai stated.
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