Bangalore: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday said masks have been made mandatory inside, restaurants, movie theatres, schools and colleges, pubs, amid surge in Covid cases.
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- Karnataka Health Minister Keshava Sudhakar on Monday said, “Masks have been made mandatory inside theatres, schools, and colleges. Masks will be mandatory to celebrate the New Year in pubs, restaurants, and bars. New Year celebrations must end before 1 am. No need to panic, just have to take precautions.”
- He said dedicated Covid wards in all district hospitals with sufficient beds and supply of oxygen will be opened soon.
- There will also be coordination with private hospitals and super speciality hospitals for reserving beds to treat Covid patients.
- Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said: “The current COVID situation was discussed at the cabinet meeting about the need to create awareness among the public about increase in booster dose, testing, making testing compulsory for Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) cases, wearing masks in closed places.”
- The state also made 2% random testing of international passengers arriving in the state compulsory at airports last week.
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