B'luru denizens upset with lockdown, sick of corona

Bengaluru, July 15 Re-imposition of a 9-day lockdown after 45 days of unlock to check the surging Covid cases has upset this tech city's 1.2-crore denizens, as they are sick of the elusive pandemic disrupting normal life and causing untold hardships again.

Alarmed by the spurt in positive cases since lockdown-4 ended on May 31 and unlock began in June first week to revive the sagging economy and restore many activities, a worried Karnataka government enforced the lockdown again in Bengaluru since Tuesday night to reduce its caseload, which is the highest in the southern state.

Though the state government ruled out re-imposing lockdown in the state, especially in Bengaluru even as positive cases were spiking by the day, it was forced to enforce it across the state on Sundays since July 5 to August 2 for preventing people going out and getting infected by violating the guidelines such as wearing mask and maintaining social distancing.

"Our worst fears about lockdown returning to disrupt normal life came true, as the beleaguered government is desperate to reduce the cases, increase recovery and minimise the mortality rate in the city. But we are upset with it

( With inputs from IANS )