Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday announced lockdown in the state for two weeks in a bid to curb rising coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases. "As Covid-19 cases are surging in the state we felt the Covid-19 curfew was not successful. Hence, we are imposing a complete lockdown starting May 10 from 6am to May 24 6am." chief minister BS Yediyurappa was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The chief minister earlier had warned citizens that if people do not follow Covid-19 preventative measures then the government will be forced to implement a strict lockdown.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2021 14:16 UTC