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Amid Omicron threat, 3,000 hospital beds identified in Bengaluru: BBMP

Karnataka govt places fresh Covid curbs after reports of two Omicron cases

A health worker testing for Covid-19 collects the swab sample of a passenger in Bengaluru on November 27, 2021. (PTI Photo)A health worker testing for Covid-19 collects the swab sample of a passenger in Bengaluru on November 27, 2021. (PTI Photo)
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A health worker testing for Covid-19 collects the swab sample of a passenger in Bengaluru (PTI Photo)

Deepsekhar Choudhury Bengaluru
The Karnataka government on Friday came out with a set of fresh guidelines for Covid after two cases of the Omicron variant were reported in the state the previous day. According to the guidelines, entry to malls and cinema halls will be allowed only for those who are fully vaccinated.

The government circular said that parents of students (aged below 18) going to schools and colleges should be mandatorily vaccinated with both doses of Covid vaccine. It emphasised that all gatherings, meetings and conferences should strictly limit the number of participants to 500 people only.

Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, Bruhat