Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has deployed eight IAS officials in eight Bengaluru zones to oversee and manage the COVID-19 crisis and Omicron-related cases, according to the government.
In light of the escalating COVID-19 cases in the city, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta directed the Chief Health Officer Dr Balasundar to identify each COVID care centre in all Assembly seats within BBMP limits.
On Tuesday, Karnataka reported 149 new cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain, bringing the total number of Omicron cases in the state to 226.
Meanwhile, the state health department in Karnataka recorded 2,479 new COVID-19 cases, 288 recoveries, and four fatalities in the last 24 hours. There are 13,532 active cases in the state. Karnataka's state government imposed new COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases.
For the next two weeks, a weekend curfew will be enforced in the state from Friday 10:00 p.m. to Monday 5:00 a.m., according to the new standards. The state's pubs, clubs, restaurants, bars, hotels, cinema halls, multiplexes, theatres, and auditoriums shall all have a 50% seating capacity.
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