The government later extended the lockdown till June 7. According to a report in Deccan Herald, BS Yediyurappa said, "If people cooperate, the question of continuing (lockdown) after June 7 doesn't arise. Earlier on Saturday, BS Yediyurappa declined rumours of the Karnataka lockdown extension and stated that there are no talks of it as of now. Also read Karnataka lockdown extension news: CM BS Yediyurappa makes BIG annoucementYediyurappa said that there are demands from various quarters to extend the lockdown but as of now his government is in no hurry to think on lines of extending the lockdown. Also read Karnataka lockdown news: This is what EXPERTS feel about lockdown extensionThe total number of active cases in Karnataka stands at 3,50,066.

Source: dna May 30, 2021 10:18 UTC