Karnataka government withdraws COVID-19 night curfew – Detailed order

KEY STORY 

• Karnataka government has withdrawn the night curfew that was enforced across the state due to COVID-19. The order also gave clearance to holding horse races with strict adherence to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour at the venues.

• In an order on November 5, Karnataka chief secretary P Ravi Kumar said that the night curfew, which was imposed between 10 pm to 5 am, is ‘withdrawn’.  “Night curfew, which is being imposed from 10 PM to 5 AM is herewith withdrawn,” he said.

Only those vaccinated with COVID-19 allowed for horse races: order

The order made a special reference to horse racing and said that while the activity can resume, only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to enter the premises hosting horse races in Karnataka. “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 said.

The Karnataka government had imposed a night curfew from July 3 after a two-month lockdown in light of COVID-19. The state was among many other states which were severely hit during the second wave of COVID-19 that hit the country in April.

While the number of COVID-19 infections in Karnataka has come down significantly over the recent weeks, on Tuesday, 261 fresh cases of coronavirus were reported in Karnataka. Currently, there are 8,267 active cases of COVID-19 in Karnataka. The state reported five deaths due to COVID-19 – the state Health Department said on Friday.