K'taka govt announces further relaxation in COVID-19 curbs

Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Saturday, July 24 announced further relaxation in COVID-19 induced curbs.

The government allowed amusement parks, religious places to reopen from July 25, Sunday. The decision was taken after the number of recoveries continue to outnumber fresh coronavirus cases in the state.

A statement issued by the state government, “A Places of worship such as temples, mosques, churches, Gurudwaras, and other religious places are allowed open and related activities pertaining to the places of worship are permitted from 25 July strictly adhering to COVID 19 appropriate behavior and SOP issued by the concerned department.”

It added, “Amusement parks and similar places permitted to re-open strictly adhering to COVID appropriate behaviour and following guidelines. However, water sports/water-related adventure activities not allowed.”

Earlier last week, the Karnataka government had reduced the duration of night curfew by one hour and allowed cinema halls to reopen in the state. It had also permitted higher educational institutions like colleges and universities to start from July 26.

In the last 24 hours, Karnataka reported 1,705 new COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths, taking the tally to 28,91,699 and the toll to 36,323.

Out of 1,705 new cases reported, 400 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw 781 discharges and only three deaths. The total number of active cases in the state is 24,127. Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 400, Dakshina Kannada 295, Mysuru 157, Udupi 131, followed by others.