Surge in Covid-19 cases!
The Covid-19 cases and the vicious virus spread are incessantly increasing in the country. The deadly virus is again alarming for the fourth wave throughout the country for which few states including Maharashtra and Bengaluru are making face masks mandatory for the people.
On Monday (June 6, 2022) Bengaluru made masks compulsory in public places and announced to increase in the tests for coronavirus from the existing 16,000 a day to 20,000 a day. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) special commissioner also said that the Chief Commissioner has directed all the Marshals to educate people on wearing masks.
Every day, more than 200 new Covid-19 cases are being reported and we are conducting 16,000 tests. Now, Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath has asked us to increase the tests to 20,000 from 16,000 by the BBMP and 4,000 at the private labs. We will strengthen the information, education, and communication activities," BBMP special commissioner Harish Kumar was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.
Further, He also appealed to the people not to panic.
Monday, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had indicated that his government is likely to decide on imposing certain Covid-19 control measures in a couple of days, aimed at containing the uptick in daily cases.
According to the statement, Bommai said, "There is no need for anyone to have any unnecessary worry about Covid-19, we have already taken measures to control it, there is no need for anyone to panic," he added.
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