This story is from July 14, 2020

DK headed for 7-day lockdown from July 16; Udupi to decide today

DK headed for 7-day lockdown from July 16; Udupi to decide today
Passengers crowded at KSRTC bus terminal at Majestic during the state government’s decision to impose lock-down from July 14 evening to 22 and a surging number of COVID-19 positive cases in Bengaluru has forced people to go back to their native places, in Bengaluru on Monday
Mangaluru/Udupi: With nod from chief minister B S Yediyurappa, Dakshina Kannada district is set to go for a 7-day lockdown starting 8pm on July 15 to arrest the spiralling Covid-19 cases.
A decision to this effect was taken at a video-conference meet with the CM attended by district administration, district ministers, deputy commissioners, superintendents of police and chief executive officers of zilla panchayats
In a video-message after the meeting with the CM, district in-charge minister Kota Shrinivas Poojari said the week-long lockdown will come into force from July 16.
With the government already looking at halting all activities at 8pm every day and night curfew in place until 5am the next day, the lockdown will be in force till 5am on July 23. The decision was taken after considering all prevalent views on the situation, he said.
Even as people awaited the fine print on how the fresh lockdown would go, deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said the lockdown will enforced from Thursday to Sunday with limited relaxation from Monday to Wednesday for people to buy essentials. Poojari, who on Sunday had said the administration would not enforce a lockdown in haste, said in his video message that people have time to stock up on essentials till Wednesday evening.
Neighbouring Udupi will take a call on either sealing down the district borders or going for a total lockdown like DK after a meeting of elected representatives scheduled on Tuesday. Deputy commissioner G Jagadeesha said in case of the former, call will be taken on regulating public life within the district including allowing public transport to function, and in case of the latter, on providing time bound relaxation to people to purchase essential items.

Incidentally, Jagadeesha, at the VC meeting had suggested that it will be possible to control the pandemic by enforcing a seal down after allowing people who needed to exit the district to do so on prior notice. Ongoing SSLC evaluation will continue, and facilities given to teachers to carry out the same, he said.
The administration has also taken a dim view of violation of social distancing norms in public transport and booked cases, he said.
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