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.
*The extended nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25, work-from-home options and worrisome news on healthcare access with the pandemic raging, have prompted many migrants to quit the city for their hometowns, resulting in the city’s rental scene taking a beating.
*Nandi Hills, the go-to getaway on the fringe of Bengaluru, is unlikely to open for tourists anytime soon. Considering malls and gyms are up and running and theatres too might begin screening shows soon, Bengalureans were hoping their favourite hill station would open too.
*The Karnataka government on Tuesday informed the high court that as per revised guidelines, it is not mandatory to mention that a person died of Covid-19 in the death certificate, unless the disease was the actual cause of death.
*You can soon send parcels, letters and documents through Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). The move to introduce freight services is expected to help ease financial woes of the corporation which is reeling under huge losses due to Covid-19 restrictions.
*Update at 9.50am: Single-day spike of 60,963 cases and 834 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The Covid-19 tally rises to 23,29,639 including 6,43,948 active cases, 16,39,600 cured/discharged/migrated & 46,091 deaths, Ministry of Health
*The Karnataka Public Service Commission has asked blind candidates to commute long distances for medical tests ahead of preliminary exams on August 24.
*The Karnataka government plans to do away with containment zones, especially in Bengaluru, and instead strictly cordon off houses of Covid patients in an effort to strike a balance between life and livelihood.
*Despite deploying a dozen cabinet ministers and 30 IAS/IPS officers to contain Covid-19, Karnataka is still struggling to flatten the Covid-19 curve.
*More than 150 days after the first Covid-19 case was reported in Karnataka, the state government is actively destigmatising the pandemic.
*The Karnataka government requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow classes for pre-final and final-year medical and paramedical students so that they can be used for Covid-related activities.