Bengaluru pub temporarily shut after 16 staffers test COVID-19 positive

Bengaluru: A new cluster has been identified in the northern part of Bengaluru in Mathikere, by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

As many as 16 staff members of a popular pub located near New BEL Road in Mathikere have tested positive for COVID-19.

“The eatery has nearly 87 staff members, of which 16 have COVID-19. The staffers are all asymptomatic and hence are self-isolating.,” said BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad.