Bengaluru: Night curfew imposed across city till Aug 16 to contain Covid-19

Bengaluru: In order to further prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Bengaluru, a night curfew has been imposed till August 16 from 10 pm to 5 am.

Section 144 of the CrPC, which prohibits the assembly of four or more people, has also been imposed till August 16, 6 am. However, airports, railway stations, bus stands are exempted from this order.

Also, any person found violating these orders shall be liable for prosecution under various sections of the Disaster Management Act, Section 188 of IPC, and sections 4,5, and 10 of Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2000.

Earlier,  Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had made institutional quarantine mandatory for people visiting Karnataka from outside.

Karnataka on Wednesday logged in 1,769 fresh COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths, taking the total number of infections and fatalities to 29,11,727 and 36,680 respectively.