This story is from August 3, 2020

Unlock 3.0 in Bengaluru: Coronavirus cases update and latest news from your city

Karnataka government issued an order lifting Sunday and night curfews from August 1, and allowed gyms and yoga institutes to reopen from August 5 in line with the Centre’s Unlock 3.0 guidelines.
Unlock 3.0 in Bengaluru: Coronavirus cases update and latest news from your city
Girls buying Rakhi for the Raksha Bandhan festival in Bengaluru
Karnataka government issued an order lifting Sunday and night curfews from August 1, and allowed gyms and yoga institutes to reopen from August 5 in line with the Centre’s Unlock 3.0 guidelines.
*ANI update at 2.24pm: Congress leader R. Prasanna Kumar tests positive for Covid-19 after returning from Bengaluru. He had attended a party program at Bengaluru on July 27.
He says, "I don't have symptoms. Those who came in contact with me should get tested.
*ANI update at 1.38pm: Six staff members at CM BS Yediyurappa's office test positive for Covid-19.
*As the Covid-19 cases in Karnataka surge, the source of infection for one in every two patients who have tested positive remains a mystery, prompting authorities to shift strategy to increasing isolation.
*PTI update at 12.59pm: CM's younger son B Y Vijayendra said he was going in for seven days of home quarantine as a precautionary measure.
*Like commercial and other establishments, even temples have seen a slump in revenue owing to the pandemic. Though most temples in Karnataka opened their doors to devotees on June 8 after months of lockdown, the rise in footfall has been marginal due to surge in Covid-19 cases.
*PTI update at 11.48am
: All those who met Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa, who has tested positive for Covid-19, in the last three-four days will have to be quarantined, medical education minister Sudhakar K said on Monday.
*Update at 9.56am: India's Covid-19 tally rises to 18,03,696 including 5,79,357 active cases, 11,86,203 cured/discharged/migrated & 38,135 deaths, reports ANI quoting health ministry
*Update at 9.40am: Number of Covid-19 tests crosses 2 crore-mark in India with 2,02,02,858 tests conducted till August 2. Of these, 3,81,027 tests were conducted yesterday, reports ANI quoting ICMR
*Update at 8.11am: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra tested negative for Covid-19.
*Update at 8.10am: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa's daughter has tested positive for Covid-19. She has been admitted to the hospital, reports ANI quoting Manipal Hospital
*Update at 7.38am: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa has been admitted to the hospital for observation. He is doing well, is clinically stable and will be monitored closely by our team, reports ANI quoting Manipal Hospital
*Citing Covid emergency, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has ordered Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and the higher education department to allot students to be part of BBMP’s testing teams as it seeks to carry out 50,000 daily tests in the coming weeks.
*People returning to their homes from abroad have been largely blamed for the spurt in cases in Dakshina Kannada district, but it is an ill-founded assumption. Data which TOI has accessed shows international travellers account for fewer than 10% of the district’s Covid-19 tally of 6,010 cases.
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