Karnataka withdraws night curfew after dip in COVID-19 cases

The Karnataka government on Friday withdrew the night curfew imposed in the state as daily Covid-19 cases showed a decrease. “The night curfew which is being imposed from 10pm to 5am is herewith withdrawn,” official statement released by the state government read. It has also permitted horse racing adhering to Covid-19 protocols. It also said that the number of patrons will be strictly according to the seating capacity of the venue and the SOPs issued by the health department must be followed.

“Horse racing is permitted to resume strictly adhering to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and SOPs issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department. Number of racing patrons attending horse racing shall be strictly as per the seating capacity of the venue and only fully vaccinated people with Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed entry into such premises,” the order further stated. The night curfew was initially imposed in an order dated July 3 and was extended multiple times in a bid to contain the virus.The decision to remove the night curfew and further ease restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 was taken after a sustained decline in fresh infections and high vaccination coverage. Karnataka has reported 29,89,275 confirmed Covid cases so far, of which 8,267 are active. While 38,095 lives were lost due to Covid-19, as per the government data, 29,42,884 have recovered from the infection.